Pa pans gold, and Mama bakes pies. Jem wants to help, but mean Will Sterling ruins his pie-selling errands. When Strike-it-rich Sam shows up with a dog, Jem has the answer to the bully problem. But is another mouth to feed a good idea?

Jem catch bullfrogs to seel to the cafe. What a great job for an active boy! But when his little sister, Ellie, gets in the way, Jem loses his temper. Now Ellie is missing, and Jem knows it’s his fault. Can he find Ellie before it’s too late?

A silver dollar goes missing from Will’ss collection, and Jem is blamed. After all, he’s the only one who went indoors during recess. When a charm bracelet is stolen the next day, more fingers point his way. How can Jem prove he isn’t the culprit?

Jem and his prospector friend, Strike, take a two-week prospecting trip for Jem’s eighth birthday. Will the two prospectors bring home treasure or return empty-handed? Or worse . . . will they make it home at all?

A reward poster for a lost dog that looks exactly like Nugget goes up around Goldtown. Jem and Ellie are horrified. They can’t give up Gold Nugget. Not even for $2,000. But the choice might be taken out of their hands.

An unexpected cold snap brings a surprise to Goldtown . . . snow! The rare snowfall brings another, more dangerous surprise: predators following the wildlife that have come down from the high country to find food.