When Professor Reese moves in next door, eleven-year-old Jordie enjoys helping her new neighbor take care of her dog and assisting in her laboratory, but she is not sure what to do when the professor goes missing., Eleven-year-old Jordie enjoys helping her neighbor, Professor Reese, care for her dog Baxter and assisting in her laboratory, but when the professor goes missing, Jordie and her brother must use their smarts and Baxter's magical powers to find her.