Mike and Kate are at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, before a game. They are watching Big D, one of Boston's most popular players, take batting practice. When Big D's favorite bat goes missing and a ransom is requested, there are a whole lot of suspects around: the guy with the Yankees c...
The title alone will attract readers! The text packs a punch, full of details but done simply to explain the background of how mud came to be important to major league baseball. Even those who aren't baseball fans will find this an interesting angle on the sport.The variety of views, some closeup...
“Itching powder!” Sparky read the words aloud. He flipped the bottle open and tipped it upside down. “Empty. Well, I’ll be …” Sparky squinted down at Mike. Wisps of white wiry hair poked out from under the edge of his baseball cap. “Where’d you get this, son?” “I found it in the trash can in the ...
the ghost asked from behind the counter of the hot dog stand. “Uh, no,” fibbed Kate. “Not really.” “Sorry about that,” the ghost said. “The spring on that security grill makes it snap open. I’ve been asking them to fix that for weeks now. It can be a little surprising if you’re not ready for it.”...
Dodger A Sticky Trap The next day, Kate and Mike slept late. At breakfast, there was no talk of the Dodger or the police. Mr. Hopkins seemed to have forgotten the previous night’s break-in. Kate tried to keep her father’s mind off it by asking a lot of questions about the Dodgers. &nb...
When he reached Kate, he leaned over and pressed his ear against the door, too. Silence. But then they both heard it. A few seconds of soft scratching, like sandpaper on a piece of wood. Mike straightened up. “It sounds like mice,” he said. “No,” Kate said. “Someone’s there. I heard tapping. Like...