Zago #3

When grasshoppers and Mormon crickets threaten crops across the American West, the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine turns to an innovative solution: specially designed autogyros equipped to rain poisoned bait over infested farmland. This story chronicles the ingenious aerial campaign that transformed pest control from slow, ground-based methods into a high-speed war against two of agriculture's most destructive enemies.

When a priceless silver spear meant for a merchant reaches Zago's attention, the jungle prince traces its origins to a secret mine—and uncovers a tangled web of murder, greed, and a woman willing to kill to claim ownership. Zago must navigate the competing claims of a young boy who blames Lola for his father's death, a woman desperate to prove her title to the mine, and a shadowy killer still at large in the jungle. As truth and deception collide, only the jungle prince's cunning and strength can untangle who really holds the right to the silver—and who deserves justice.

Billy, Ernie, and Pee-Wee—the Eagle Scouts of Rosedale—take a mysterious inventor named Cody up in their homemade plane to Farmdale for a hundred-dollar fee, only to discover the payment is worthless Confederate currency. When they sneak back to investigate, they stumble upon an absolutely bewildering secret: Cody's farmhouse is home to a peculiar gathering of historical figures—including Napoleon, Buffalo Bill, and General Grant—who are collaborating on what Cody claims is a world-changing invention. What the boys witness inside will test their skepticism in ways they never expected.