GARY PAULSEN

Justin McCallister's happiness at his aunt and uncle's sheep ranch is interrupted by a destructive grizzly bear that injures the farm animals, so Justin decides to take matters into his own hands.

Twelve-year-old Henry's grand adventures spell disaster for best chums Riley and Reed, who always seems to land in a pile of "smelly goo."

When Jeremy and Jason are left to run the family skiing business, strange things begin to happen, starting with a fire in the snowmobile garage.

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his methods.

In these three novellas, Gary Paulsen explores how children can survive the most difficult circumstances through art and the love of dogs.

Having separated from the one-armed trapper who taught him how to survive in the wilderness of the old west, fifteen-year-old Francis gets lost and continues to have adventures involving dangerous men.