This month’s Cricket takes you off the map, where it’s hard to know what is real and what is the realm of imagination.

A young girl who hopes to be a Wise One like her grandfather saves a town when she meets a mysterious caped horseman. Two brothers try to settle an argument about what will happen when they reach the edge of the map. A Navajo girl has a cat that can maybe fly. And the bugs have one of their strangest adventures ever.

You’ll read about a desperate crew lost at sea, and how their survival depended on an animal unknown to science. And the grandson of Cochise, one of the Apache’s greatest chiefs, co-authors the true story of the man who defied the U.S. Army.

There’s a new art contest, a Fourth of July Crossbird Puzzle, and a story about baseball that will make you laugh. So whether you’re headed to summer camp, a week at the beach, a long family trip across country, or singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” Cricket will make your summer more fun!