The Wrigley Riddle
The Wrigley Riddle
Kelly, David A.
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Random House
Just the Series: Ballpark Mysteries Vol. 6   

Series and Publisher: Ballpark Mysteries   

Annotation: During a visit to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley field, cousins Mike and Kate investigate why someone has been tampering with the famous ivy vines growing on the outfield walls. Includes historical note.
Genre: [Mystery fiction] [Sports fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #5384318
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: Chapter Book Chapter Book Series Tracker
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 2013
Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 02/26/13
Illustrator: Meyers, Mark,
Pages: 105 pages
ISBN: 0-307-97776-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-307-97776-2
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2012010244
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.). Fiction.
Baseball. Fiction.
Cousins. Fiction.
Buried treasure. Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.). Fiction.
Language: English
Reviews:
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When Kate's mother, a sports writer, takes Kate and cousin Mike to Wrigley Field in Chicago, they go behind the scenes and discover patches of the famous ivy have been torn away. Using their sleuthing skills, the children expose the culprit and learn about the Cubs' historic ballpark. Occasional black-and-white illustrations and endnotes about the park help make this insubstantial mystery enjoyable.

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Word Count: 11,376
Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: 1-4
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.9 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 157054 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.3 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q64298
Lexile: 590L
Guided Reading Level: N
Fountas & Pinnell: N

Next up to the plate—book #6 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark! 

Ivy-covered walls—they're the most famous part of the Chicago Cubs' historic ballpark, Wrigley Field. Mike and Kate can't wait to get down on the field to see the ivy for themselves. But when they do, they're horrified to discover patches of the ivy have been ripped away! Who would want to sabotage the stadium? Is it someone trying to curse the Cubs? Or is the rumor of a treasure hidden under the ivy tempting greedy fans? The Wrigley Riddle includes a fun fact page about Chicago's Wrigley Field.

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

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