Tate Marshall is delighted when a stray dog turns up in the yard one day, but Sable, named for her dark, silky fur, causes trouble with the neighbors and has to go.

While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man.

"A new tool is in the box--Power Drill! When Power Drill works hard to give the other tools a break, will they be able to ask their new friends for help before they run out of battery power?"--