They said he was not worth two-bits, a mere quarter of a dollar, but to those who came to know him he proved that he was worth far more. The Story - The life of a cavalry horse was not an easy one. Two-Bits and other horses like him shared hard service and danger with the soldiers who rode them. Those men fortunate enough to ride Two-Bits soon became aware that he was a different kind of horse, a special horse, a horse they could trust with their lives. His courage and loyalty saved his riders more than once. Soldiers of all ranks came to rely on him in times of danger. He never failed them....

Ellen Allandale had begged her mother for a different kind of vacation. But traveling to England with her twin brother Carter to visit their Uncle Ruford had not been exactly what she had in mind Just the thought of sitting around in a stuffy old English manor house, sipping tea and eating crumpets, made Ellen's skin crawl. Only when she learned that she was a direct descendant of Robin Hood's friend, Alan-a-Dale and his wife Alice de Beauforest, and that the Allandale family crest contained a golden arrow was Ellen's curiosity aroused. Did the golden arrow in the crest represent the golden...

The Seven Sixes Seven six-sided coins that could grant their owner that most sought after power - the power to turn any object into gold. For King Midas, the first to possess the Seven Sixes, the golden touch meant saving his kingdom and wealth untold. But, the power of the golden touch came with a curse - a curse that brought heartache and sorrow to the great king. To make sure that no one else suffered as he suffered, King Midas sent seven of his finest soldiers, each carrying one of the coins, in seven different directions with orders to "ride until there is no land and sail until there...

All of us are different from each other; even identical twins are not exactly the same. Being different is a good thing. How terrible it would be if each one of us were exactly the same as everyone else. These differences are usually accepted - IF they fit into what is considered "normal." But what about those whose "differences" set them apart in ways not considered normal. Davy is a boy who is considered too "different." Although he LOOKS the same as other boys his age; he is not. Every time he tries to speak he reveals just how different he is. Davy stutters. His stuttering has created a...

Cade Blake was a normal young teenager with a normal young teenager's life. Even though his father and mother dragged him around to flea markets and antique stores nearly every weekend, even though his two sisters pestered him every waking moment, even though he went to school only because he had no other choice, he was actually very happy. His birthday and an entire summer full of nothing but fun lay only days away. Then his whole world changed in the blink of an eye. Discovering that everything he had ever known - his family, his home; even his identity - had disappeared, had vanished from...

A trip to Ireland to finish off the Robin Hood Treasure Tour had not sounded too bad to Ellen Allandale - until she discovered that it was to be made by ship and not by airplane. While her brother Carter gloated over the fact that he did not become seasick as she did, Ellen resigned herself to the trip. The treasure, locked away in a special cargo hold of the ship, seemed safe. How could anyone steal it in the middle of the ocean - only someone did, leaving Ellen, Carter, and Uncle Ruford stuck in an old mansion overlooking the ocean, until Scotland Yard solved the theft. But even there,...

The idea of remaining in England and going on a tour of museums throughout England and Scotland, with the treasure of Robin Hood and the golden arrow he had won in an archery contest, strangely appealed to Ellen Allandale. Of course, she and her brother Carter also would be at the center of everyone's attention. Had they not solved the mystery of the hidden treasure and saved it from falling into the hands of the greedy descendant of the Sheriff of Nottingham, Baron Murdach? Even though the idea of greeting and speaking to large numbers of people made her nervous, Ellen quickly agreed to go....

Little did Timmy Edwards know that his dream of owning the Schwinn Black Phantom bicycle that hung on the wall in Nicholson's Bicycle Shop was but the starting point of an adventure that would change his entire life. He had wanted the Black Phantom from the first day he had seen it and spent countless hours dreaming of making it his very own and riding it everywhere. As each of his plans failed one after the other, it seemed like he would never have what he wanted most in the whole world. To the rescue came Timmy's neighbor, Mr. Pratt, who was willing to loan Timmy his power lawn mower for...