Meet Lizzie Peterlinz, age 11. Paralyzed below the waist after slipping off a diving board two years ago, Lizzie does not let her wheelchair get in the way of her curiosity. She and her single mother are starting life over in a small town in Florida, where Lizzie's hunger for knowledge and adventure lead her to some unlikely friends. When she and her friend, Josh, come across a shack full of screeching monkeys, they start to put the pieces together... But they must act before the monkey thief strikes again. And this time, it's Lizze who's in danger.