Twelve-year-old Ricky and his friends believe the secret of a long-lost pirate treasure may be found through their summer job of repainting an old California house, whose owner's strange nocturnal activities and loss of faith in God present them with additional challenges.
Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd's discovery in the Kauai jungle of a Japanese World War II airplane and its pilot who doesn't realize the war is over leads him on a race against time with a conniving foe.
When his younger brother, who had come along on Ricky's class trip to New York City, suddenly disappears, Ricky and his classmates set out to find him.
Spending the summer at cadet camp, Ricky solves the mystery of the Indian spirits and discovers that God's creation is special and deserving of respect.
Trevor and his friends become caught up in solving several mysteries at their junior high school in Calgary involving missing lunches and stolen books.
Tim loves his job at the family pet store because he gets to spend time with a black cockatoo named Elmo, but he questions his father's leadership when a bird is stolen during a public event.
Shawn and his friend Daniel accidentally witness a gang beating behind the local mall and must decide on the best course of action when one of the perpetrators threatens them with violence.
