When the basketball squad travels to Flathead Lake, Montana, to attend an Indian Powwow and play in a tournament, they learn a lesson about trading revenge for forgiveness
Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.
This adventure takes place in Montana, where the Lewis and Clark Squad have roadtripped with Jeremiah's grandfather to attend a pow-wow. Also attending the pow-wow is Honey Del Mateo, the girl who kissed Cody in first grade and then moved away. Cody tries not to embarrass himself in front of his first crush, the Squad experiences some Native American culture, and of course there's plenty of basketball in this action-packed fourth installment of the series.
One of my all time favorite books of fiction ever. It was the first book in the series I read, so of course after reading it I had to read the rest of the series. I've read this book 4 times and I almost never read a book twice. One of the times I re-read it was with my niece and nephews, they enjoyed it as much as I had at their age. It's a fun adventure for all ages.