Books with author Stephen Bland

Cody, Feather, Jeremiah, and Larry have other reasons for calling their 3-on-3 summer basketball league team "The Lewis and Clark Squad." But considering the crazy situations they get into, they might as well have named themselves after the famous adventurers from their history books. In their first adventure, mysterious weird objects keep appearing in an abandoned out-of-state pickup on a neighbor's property. Yet the kids never see anyone around it. It makes no sense until they find their first clue: a roll of film. There's only one way to solve the mystery. They decide to spend a night watching the truck. It's an event they'll never forget!

The Lewis and Clark Squad is in Montana to watch Jeremiah dance and compete in a pow-wow. Of course, they plan to play 3-on-3 basketball too. Excitement and then stress builds when Larry's prized, autographed basketball is stolen. The only clue is a red Dakota used in the getaway. Larry won't rest until he's found it. He's not the only one having a bad weekend. Cody faces humiliation when falls out of a truck twice. Worst of all, he gets tongue-tied when an old sweetheart shows up with her jealous boyfriend. The guy's ready to go on the warpath against him.

Retta Barre's not the first 12-year-old girl to travel the Oregon Trail, and she won't be the last. But for something that's supposed to be the grandest adventure of her life, the days sure are dull! Thick dust, vindictive bugs, and picking up buffalo chips--not exactly the stuff of the action-packed penny novels she loves to read. When things change in Retta's life, though, they change fast! A simple trip into the prairie, mixed with Retta's enthusiasm and timing, brings adventure and trouble--all at the same time! Soon Retta is the talk of the wagon train, and her friends don't want to miss the next caper she's sure to stumble into. And Retta certainly won't let them down.