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The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual—if unheralded—leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history, a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush, gained fame as a dog musher hauling U.S. Mail in Alaska, and eventually became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park (now known as Denali National Park and Preserve).

The Captain and the Kid sweeps you back to a world of daring childhood adventures and unforgettable survival. Set in the gritty streets of 1960s Toronto, this true-life story follows ten-year-old David Blackmore as he navigates the alleys of Regent Park, shines shoes for pocket change on bustling Yonge Street, and dives into the murky waters of the Don River. Every corner holds a thrill, every street its own pulse. It’s an era of newspaper hustles, jump-offs, and wild freedom—a time when kids created their own playgrounds from concrete, curiosity, and courage.

Cubbyhole Kid tells a harrowing survival story of a young four-year-old boy as he recounts his days being raised in a strict Irish Catholic family while expressing his gratitude and love for two incredible women that saved his life—his protective 14-year-old sister, his godmother, and his beautiful, religious mother. Together, along with his other siblings, his brothers, they painfully navigated their abusive, alcoholic, ex-military father through the mid-1960s, Los Angeles.