What would you do if you found a golden crown? This question plagued Bobby Walker, a seven-year-old boy from Peoria, Arizona, when he found a crown wedged into a crevice on Bell Rock, in Sedona, Arizona. He clung to it, excited to take it home as an unusual birthday present. Because of parental intervention, Bobby was forced to leave the crown behind, a decision he couldn't forget. Ten years later, a tragedy compels Bobby to head back to Bell Rock, searching for his long lost treasure. He drags his bossy, yet loyal older sister, Nicole, with him as he hunts for the golden crown, the symbol of a fun, yet strange birthday trip from his past. Behold--Bobby is reunited with the golden crown, only to realize that it's more than what it seemed. Join Bobby and Nicole Walker as they set out on a three book journey filled with action, fighting, and most importantly, adventure!

The Golden Crown: A Story of Black New Orleans. Henderson Brooks, the youngest of three New Orleans brothers, is a riverfront foreman with a wife and three children. He is also chief of the Downtown Warriors, a Mardi Gras Indian tribe that parades every Mardi Gras Day. His tribe is in competition with at least thirty tribes about the city for splendor and innovation in costume design. His father and grandfather were Downtown Warrior chiefs before him, and his grandfather founded the tribe in

24 horses lined up for the running of the 155th Melbourne Cup. At 100-1 Prince Of Penzance was the equal outsider, backed mainly by those hoping for a fairy-tale. A popular female jockey aboard when no woman had ever won the race before. A country bloke who had risen through the ranks from humble beginnings as a farrier in Stawell to become one of Australia's most successful and prolific trainers. 24 enthusiastic owners who had been following their horse all around Victoria from Stawell to Donald to Flemington. A New Zealand bred horse with a bargain price tag... Up against expensively bred stayers from Japan and Europe, horses owned by Sheikhs and millionaires. 100-1 shots are usually greeted back to scale with muted applause but there was a mighty roar for Prince Of Penzance... An extraordinary Melbourne Cup winner. A book about the background to the memorable 2015 Melbourne Cup... from the perspective of those behind the triumph and how they experienced the race that stopped two nations!