Teenagers, Brooke Anne and James, are strong competitors who train dogs to win in North American dog-sled races. Besides racing, great challenges come from a prize lead-dog gone deaf, a grizzly bear on attack, a crash through Yukon River ice, and a charging moose. Experiences are either told by Brooke Anne or by James. Their adventures bring danger, outstanding dogs, tests of culture, and a glimpse of lives evolving.

The Spirit Basket is a revision of the original published February, 2009. It portrays historical events experienced by an Alaska Native family over 270 years. In various locations in Alaska, generations of teenagers adjust from subsistence living to invasion by fur traders, the purchase of Alaska from Russia, gold-rush fever, WWII detention, huge earthquake, disastrous oil spill, and much more. Beginning in 1745, each chapter tells of culture change and adventure by a new generation of the same family. The story ends in the year 2015.

An orphaned young girl tells about sailing to Alaska in 1925 with her big sister to fulfill their father's dying wish. The sister is promised to be the bride of his wealthy gold mining friend. An evil force follows them on sea, land, and in the air as they work to solve a murder. Their lives become involved with a dashing pilot, loyal pioneer, bewitching mystic, daring gambler and endearing friends. Inspired with the new thrill of aviation, their adventure brings life threatening danger and sparks of love.

A thrilling climb With their mountaineering coach, teenagers Mitch and Jason aspire to climb America's highest mountain. Mitch climbs to inspire an injured child's tough job of recovery after losing a leg. Jason commemorates his ancestor, Walter Harper, the first to reach the 20,320-foot summit. This novella, full of adventure and life-threatening events, is great for readers as young as 12, or any reader wanting to know about mountain climbing on frigid Mt. McKinley