Ty Taggart has always loved skating. But ever since his older brother, Nick, died in combat, Ty has been off his game. He skates recklessly and has lost all interest in the local skating tournament. But when Nick's best friend, Edwin, pays him a visit, Ty is able to reign in his anger and realize his true skating potential. In the finals, everyone is dazzled by Ty's slick, flashy tricks -- until he wipes out and breaks his board. Ty will have to pick up the pieces and reassemble his board overnight if he hopes to prevail.

The Old West vividly comes alive through the story of the infamous James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. Readers will relive the classic Western gunfight as Hickok guns down a fellow gambler in Springfield, Missouri's town square. A staple of Old Western fiction, this public rivalry reveals the true code of the West--with sharpshooting Wild Bill as its main attraction.