The Thea Sisters are five fun, lively students at Ratford College on Whale Island, who want to be real, live journalists just like their hero. Between classes and friendships, love and small fits of jealousy, they find college life at the Academy to be a never-ending adventure!

"Mouseford Academy is planning a spring field trip to the waterfallin the forest, but angry bears are chasing people! Something strange is going on-- could Vissia de Vissen be up to her nefarious tricks again? If Colette, Nicky, Pamela, Paulina, and Violet don't figure out what's happening, the whole forest could be turned upside down. But not even Vissia de Vissen can steal a waterfall-- can she?"--Page 4 of cover.