An account of the life of Bass Reeves.

When fifteen-year-old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture at the hands of dangerous men.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

"It's Halloween and Amos's big sister, Amy, has a big date with a real freak. She's always dating dating rejects, but this time it looks like her boyfriend was rejected by the grave!"

While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.

"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...

When Amos and his best friend Dunc have a close encounter with an extraterrestrial named "Girrk," Dunc thinks they should report their findings to NASA. But Amos has other plans. Not only does he promise to help Girrk find a way back to his planet, he invites him to hide out under his bed! Then weird things start to happen, Scruff can't move, Amos scores a game-winning touchdown, and Dunc knows Girrk is behind Amos's new powers.

Dunc and Amos crash in the wilderness while hang gliding, but things go from bad to worse when they are captured by a wild man!

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.

Chris receives a computer game in the mail and quickly become obsessed with playing it.