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Ballpark Mysteries #5: The All-Star Joker
by David A. Kelly
Next up to the plate—book #5 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
The stars are out in Kansas City . . . the baseball stars, that is! Mike and Kate are at the All-Star game, and even get to go on the field during the Home Run Derby to catch pop-ups! That's where they meet Andy, whose dad, Josh Robinson, is an All-Star catcher. But before the Home Derby ends, Josh finds himself in hot water. Someone is playing practical jokes on the other players, and the coach is sure it's him. Andy swears his dad is innocent. Who would want to frame Josh? And why?
The All-Star Joker includes a fun fact page about Kansas City's stadium.
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Ballpark Mysteries #4: The Astro Outlaw
by David A. Kelly
Now batting clean-up—book #4 in a new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Houston, we have a problem! Before a game at the Astros' ballpark, Mike and Kate get to meet astronaut commander Nick Rice at the nearby Houston Space Center. He's planning to display a very rare moonrock at an autographing event later. But just before the event, a nefarious outlaw knocks out the commander and steals the moonrock! Can Mike and Kate figure out who did it . . . when their only clue is a broken green feather?
The Astro Outlaw includes a fun act page about the Houston Astros' stadium with trivia about the train on the outfield wall and the homerun gas pump.
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Ballpark Mysteries #3: The L.A. Dodger
by David A. Kelly
Now batting third—book #3 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
It's spring break and Kate and Mike are off to Los Angeles to visit Kate's dad, a scout for the Dodgers. But all is not sunny in L.A.—strange things have been happening to Kate's dad. Pages have gone missing from his clipboard. He's gotten threatening phone calls. And he thinks he's being followed! Is someone after Mr. Hopkins's top secret scouting reports?
The L.A. Dodger includes a fun fact page about Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium.
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Ballpark Mysteries #2: The Pinstripe Ghost
by David A. Kelly
Batting second—book #2 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe Ruth is haunting the new stadium! A chill air blasts down a service hallway before every home game, along with various thumps and bumps. Is the Bambino really searching for his missing locker?
The Pinstripe Ghost includes a fun fact page about New York's Yankee Stadium.
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Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up
by David A. Kelly
Now leading off the line-up—book #1 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D is stolen . . . right in front of dozens of people. Without the bat, Big D can't seem to hit a thing. Can Kate and Mike figure out who pinched the bat before Big D and the Sox chalk up a loss?
The Fenway Foul-Up includes a fun fact page about Boston's Fenway Park.
Cross Ron Roy's mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed right at beginning readers.
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The
Blue Ghost
by Marion Dane Bauer
Liz is staying with her grandmother
in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota
when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone
calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens
her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room! What
does the ghost want from her?
This exciting mystery by Newbery Honor writer Marion
Dane Bauer is perfect for first chapter-book readers.
“With easy-to-follow twists and turns, Bauer
spins a spooky time-travel story for the youngest readers
that will keep them interested without giving them
nightmares of their own. A welcome addition to the
venerable Stepping Stones series.”—Kirkus
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The
Case of the Elevator Duck
Written by Polly Berrien Berends
Eleven-year-old Gilbert, self-styled
private eye, takes on his toughest case when he finds
a duck in the elevator of his housing project. In this
easy-to-read mystery, "the solution is credible,
the plot is fresh, the style casual and natural."--Bulletin,
Center for Children's Books.
Winner 1973 - Library of Congress
Children's Books of the Year
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