David Netter

Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.

At the outskirts of a tiny town deep in the desert, where a B-17 airplane rests next to a run-down, old diner, something peculiar is happening. It began as an unfamiliar voice coming through an antique radio, but then things began to disappear … and now, a strange light keeps appearing. Four youngsters decide to look into this mystery, and in the process, they learn a valuable biblical lesson about forgiveness.

When Mike fails to show up by day's end, our young sleuths have their biggest and most important case yet. A cliffhanger to end all cliffhangers, Escape From Fire Lake teaches kids the importance of perseverance.