Although dismayed and embarrassed when his father takes him on the road to get rich preaching the word of God, fourteen-year-old Steven finds himself caught up in the money and the things it can buy.

Francis, Lottie, and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way west, held together by their goal to find Franci'sfamily on the Oregon Trail.

Fifteen-year-old Francis and the two children he has adopted travel across the Old West, evade Comancheros, discover a treasure, and wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams.

Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.

Amos turns superhero and tries to stop the new guy in town, Professor Brainard, from casting a spell over the city council and cleaning out the town's bankbook.

"Best friends for life Dunc Culpepper and Amos Binder are it again. Some older residents of their town have been bilked by con artists and the two boys want to look into these crimes."--Page 4 of cover.