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Ballpark Mysteries #1: the Fenway Foul-up by David A. Kelly

Ballpark Mysteries #1: the Fenway Foul-up

David A. Kelly

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 22, 2011

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Who it’s for
A stolen lucky bat brings a ballpark whodunit together with the pleasures of baseball.
Themes
Baseball, Solving a mystery
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

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.

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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.

Mystery at Fenway

A stolen lucky bat brings a ballpark whodunit together with the pleasures of baseball.

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  • A Red Sox mystery with cousins Kate and Mike on the case
  • Fenway Park facts alongside the mystery

Expect

  • An early chapter book mystery for beginning readers
  • Baseball suspense without leaving the ballpark

Where it sits

Chapter Books95%
Baseball & Softball89%
Mysteries & Detective Stories36%

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Publisher categories

  • Mysteries & Detective Stories
  • U.S. Stories
  • Baseball & Softball
Authors
David A. Kelly
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
February 22, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Baseball · Solving a mystery
Reading lane
Mysteries & Detective Stories