Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
Helping Hands (by Helen A)
Summary: Joe is ambushed and left to die on a lonely road.
Rated: T (20,900 words)
A Lesson for Miss Sprigg (by KateP)
Summary: A young Joe is having trouble at school.
Rated: K+ (4,240 words)
Growing Pains (by Judy & Jerri)
Summary: It’s tough being the youngest Cartwright, but what he lacks in stature he more than makes up for it by living up to the name.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 48,918
He Just Wanted To Help (by Lima)
Ben is away on business, leaving 22-year-old Adam in charge of the ranch and his brothers. However, a bank robbery in Carson City and Little Joe’s stubborn insistence on helping is more than enough trouble for him. After Adam forbids Joe from helping, the 10-year-old decides to take matters into his own hands and ends up in the hands of the robbers. Now the only chance Adam has of seeing his youngest brother again is to track down the robbers, and hope he finds them in time.
Rated: K+ (35,170 words)
One in One Hundred and Thirty (by KateP)
Summary: The story is an attempt to look at the effects of epilepsy on a sufferer and their family.
Rated: K+ (20,180 words)
The Fastest (by Judy)
Summary: The consequences of having a gun not made for ranchers.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 12,450
You Got to Have Heart (by Judy)
Summary: Little Joe and trouble seem to go hand in hand.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 36,377
The Golden Rule (by Judy)
Summary: To do the right thing, Joe must disobey his father.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 16,555
Inner Conflict (by Judy)
Summary: Joe meets Billy the Kid.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 20,500
Blood Brothers (by Judy)
Summary: This story is a “prequel” to the episode entitled “A far, far better thing”; it deals with Little Joe’s friendship with the Indian ‘Sharp Tongue’. It is a story about difficult friendships and prejudice. As usual, I have added a few things just for fun. Please feel free to ignore them or explore them as you prefer.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 48,255
Takin’ Charge #2 – The Story of Ruth (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: A follow up story for Takin’ Charge
Rating K+ Word Count: 6300
Takin’ Charge Series, links to all stories of this series included.
The Youngest Cartwright – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: Little Joe teaches Adam and his father about compassion.
Rating: G Word Count: 11,150
The Way it Wasn’t – by JulieH
Summary: Adam manages to convince Ben that sending Little Joe away to college would be the best decision regarding his future. (alternate reality)
Rating: G Words: 12,135
The Wrong Child – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: A grieving father takes the death of his son out on Little Joe.
Rating: PG Word Count: 10,000
Glimpse of Heaven (by Helen A)
Summary: An alternate ending to “The Stillness Within”.
Rated: T (56,060 words)
