These captivating stories are great for young boys (and girls) from ages 8 to 12. Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd longs to see his best friend who moved to Hawaii. On the way home from his California school Josh is approached by a stranger asking suspicious questions. This small incident turns into major danger when Josh and his family fly to Hawaii and the mysterious stranger follows them. The friends are thrust into all kinds of high adventure throughout the 15-book series. Each book is teeming with adventure and enforces Christian ethics and morals. These books are great for reluctant readers.

Josh Ladd joins officers of the Alaskan Fish and Game Department to fly a tranquilized "nuisance" bear from Anchorage to be released in a primitive area. Bad weather forces the float plane down where it sinks in a remote mountain lake.

Several acts of disobedience against his father's orders plunge twelve-year-old Josh into terrible trouble during a search for a long-lost Hawaiian treasure guarded by sharks.

Darbury, England, 1814. Amelia Barrett gave her word. Keeping it could cost her everything.

When Josh and his family move to Alaska, the twelve-year-old explores his new neighborhood, gets caught up in wilderness adventures, and learns lessons of friendship and trust.

A dangerous adventure begins for the Ladds when mammoth waves hit Oahu and they rescue a father and daughter in very strange circumstances.

A young Christian inadvertently places his family in danger on Hawaii's Kona Coast when he videotapes the dramatic rescue of two drowning children which leads to his father's kidnapping.