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Random House

Just the Series: Ballpark Mysteries Vol. 5

Series and Publisher: Ballpark Mysteries

Annotation: When cousins Mike and Kate go to Kansas City for the All-Star Game, they help clear the American League starting catcher, who has been falsely accused of playing practical jokes on his teammates.

Genre: [Mystery fiction] [Sports fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #5251112

Format: Paperback

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Random House

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 06/12/12

Illustrator: Meyers, Mark,

Pages: 105 pages

ISBN: 0-375-86884-4

ISBN 13: 978-0-375-86884-9

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2011034706

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
All-Star Baseball Game. Fiction.
Baseball. Fiction.
Practical jokes. Fiction.
Cousins. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

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Cousins Mike and Kate are at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for the All-Star Game, where they meet Andy, son of a star catcher. But someone is pulling disruptive pranks--and framing Andy's dad for them. Facts about the ballpark's peculiarities are woven into the kids' sleuthing. It's fairly pedestrian stuff, but this lightweight mystery installment will appeal to young baseball junkies.

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Word Count: 10,620

Reading Level: 3.7

Interest Level: 1-4

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.7 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 151871 / grade: Lower Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.2 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q64297

Lexile: 540L

Guided Reading Level: N

Fountas & Pinnell: N

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.

Cross Ron Roy's A to Z mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed at the younger brothers and sisters of John Feinstein's fans.

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