Scout is sent to Africa, the country where she was born after her father gets an assignment that will let him tavel the worldfor almost a year. At first, it is hard living with Africa, due to her half-brother, Tyler, who is not so excited to see her too. Her mom, and her step-dad howevder are glad to see her. Scout's memeory when she was a child in South Africa returned when she met an old friend Bongani. The adventure's just beginning, when Scout and Bongani gets in the middle of a wildbest stampede. However, they get out fo it, and Scout will never forget that South africa will have better adventures then when she was living in New Yotk.
Scout, her family, and Bongani went to town for a little shopping and fun. Scout was ran away from Bongani, got into a bus, and ended up in a African villiage. Tyler accidentally let out a meercat and got into a little trouble.
After their car is trampled by an elephant, Scout develops a fear of them, but overcomes it to save a wounded baby elephant whose mother was killed by poachers.
On her first day at school Scout makes friends with the free-spirited Nandi, but during a field trip they wander off and fall into a poacher's pit trap.
Scout feels left out when all he friends are going through their various cultures' rites of passage ceremonies, including an Induku ritual, a Confirmation and a Bat Mitzvah. So she invents a ceremony of her own, but it turns dangerous when it results in her coming face-to-face with a leopard.
Tyler and Cheryl are sick so they stay at the lodge and try to offer the best service to a visiting critic, while Scout and Roger go on a camping trip.
When Scout's best friend Sherna comes to visit from New York City, she teaches Scout an important lesson about friendship. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Roger defend CB when a guest falsely accuses the veterinarian of animal abuse.
The power goes out at the lodge, and things get creepy. They get creepier when Scout thinks she spots a ghost - and learns the legend of a ghost that visits the Lodge. Meanwhile, CB and Roger help hatch ostrich eggs.