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. 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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"It was very good, but i figured out the book after reading the first few pages. I guessed the villian and what happens@ Good boook@"
— Jastin (4 out of 5 stars)
" I like how the characters are smart and really curious, just like me! "
— Egan, 7/22/2013" I love this quote by Roger Hornsby under the dedications: "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." "
— Kelly, 6/30/2013" This is exactly what my school library's collection needs. An early chapter book that includes mystery, sports, and history. "
— John, 4/1/2013David A. Kelly is a former Little League right fielder. These days, he lives fifteen minutes from Fenway Park in Newton, Massachusetts. David has written many sports books for children, including Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse and the Ballpark Mysteries series.
Marc Cashman, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was named one of the “Best Voices of the Year” by AudioFile magazine. His voice can be heard on radio, television, film, and video games. He also instructs voice actors through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques, in Los Angeles.