Jake convinces Linda, Maria, and Cai to be in a band, but he can't sing or play an instrument. Jalissa, Jamal, Luke and Tia don't follow Brooke's instructions for a home-improvement project. How will Jake and Brooke handle these situations? Read this book to find out.

An old man remembers back to when he was a boy and traveled with Juan Ponce de León. A young sailor on the Santa Maria is torn between his loyalty to Admiral Columbus and survival on the sea. What was it like to sail with these famous explorers? Read this book to find out.

What will the famous engineer Casey Jones do to bring the very late train in on time? Will Pecos Bill, the greatest cowboy ever, get Sluefoot Sue, the greatest cowgirl ever, to marry him? Read this book to find out.

What kind of problems could a father and son have when simply bringing their donkey to market? What will a miser do when someone steals his hidden gold? Read this book to find out.

Hippomenes challenges Atalanta, the fastest runner in the land, to a life-or-death footrace. Greedy King Midas gets his wish that all he touches turns gold. The imprisoned inventor Daedalus figures a way to fly himself and his son to freedom. But what twists might the gods have in mind for these mortals? Read this book to find out.

How will Coyote get fire from the terrible and greedy Skookums? Will Iktomi trick Muskrat, or will Muskrat trick Iktomi? What will lazy Raven do to hardworking Crow so that he stays fed though the winter? Read this book to find out.