Amelia Bedelia and her friends need a clubhouse for their new Explorers' Club.

One day they discover an empty lot with a huge tree right in the middle of it. It's the perfect spot to build a cool tree house for club headquarters. The lot is a big mess, so Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and their parents pitch in and clean it up. They discover:

1. Lots of old tires
2. Tons of junk
3. Trash and recyclables
4. Stray (but really cute) cats
5. That you can't build a tree house in a lot that doesn't belong to you!

Uh-oh! Will Amelia Bedelia and her friends ever get the clubhouse of their dreams?

Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The author lives in Princeton, New Jersey.