John Nabors' first youth adventure story, The Skeleton in Black Canyon, was written in 2010 to be read by his fourth grade grandson at night. The chapters rolled from the printer and took a life of its own. This youth adventure story features an 11-year old boy and his grandfather during two camping trips near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California. The first of the two-part story involves a two-night trip on a four-wheeler ATV into a valley that is surrounded by mountains. They find a hot springs pool used by the Native Americans for centuries, an old gold mine, and a cave...

John Nabors' second youth adventure story is about an eleven-year old boy and his grandfather during a visit to relatives in Anchorage, Alaska. This story features the boy on a four-day trip into the wilderness of Prince William Sound in Alaska. The uncle's new pleasure boat can sleep 4 to 5 people. The grandson along with his grandfather, are invited to join his uncle on the trip in his boat. His twelve year-old cousin and his thirteen year old sister make up the crew. The uncle and cousins launch the boat and begin the adventure from Whittier, Alaska, a small city perched at the end of...

This book is the 2nd in a series of short stories written by studends at the Young Authors Writing Program held in the summer of 2012 by the boys & Girls Club of San Marcos (California). Each student wrote a completely different story of the adventures of a 6th grader that ventured through a magic door hidden in a closet of the club. Each followed a premise established by the author John Nabors of the discovery of the closet that was only accessible by 6th grades. Each story was created by the student and only slightly edited by the author and Staff members of the club. The students ranged...