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Ballpark Mysteries #18
The Atlanta Alibi
Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is Atlanta!
The A-team takes A-Town! Mike and Kate are in Atlanta, where Hammerin' Hank hit his legendary 715th home run. But Hank's historic bat and ball, which he used to break Babe Ruth's record, have been stolen! Good thing Mike and Kate are sleuthing pros. Can the cousins track down Hank Aaron's missing treasure . . . before it's gone forever?
Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher's sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes with more amazing baseball facts.
The A-team takes A-Town! Mike and Kate are in Atlanta, where Hammerin' Hank hit his legendary 715th home run. But Hank's historic bat and ball, which he used to break Babe Ruth's record, have been stolen! Good thing Mike and Kate are sleuthing pros. Can the cousins track down Hank Aaron's missing treasure . . . before it's gone forever?
Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher's sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes with more amazing baseball facts.
112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2022
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About the author
David A. Kelly
66 books95 followersDavid A. Kelly is the author of over 30 children's books, including the bestselling Ballpark Mysteries series, the MVP series, the brand-new Football Mysteries series, and more.
Mr. Kelly is also the author of the early reader, Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse and the picture books Tee Time on the Moon and Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and Secret Mud that Changed Baseball.
He has written about travel and technology for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun Times, and many other publications. Mr. Kelly lives in Newton, MA, with his family.
For more information, visit David’s webpage – www.davidakellybooks.com. He's available for school and library visits, in person or virtually.
Mr. Kelly is also the author of the early reader, Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse and the picture books Tee Time on the Moon and Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and Secret Mud that Changed Baseball.
He has written about travel and technology for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun Times, and many other publications. Mr. Kelly lives in Newton, MA, with his family.
For more information, visit David’s webpage – www.davidakellybooks.com. He's available for school and library visits, in person or virtually.
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February 5, 2022
I'm so grateful to David A. Kelly for writing this series that so appeals to my oldest. It was one of the first series that got him excited about mysteries and sparked a love of baseball. It remains one of his favorites.
As an adult reader, it's easy enough to figure out the mystery, but it's still one of the stronger mystery series for the upper elementary audience, it is intelligent without being full of the heavier stuff that comes with most middle grade mysteries. Alibis, red herrings, etc. are mentioned. The kids do enough sleuthing on their own to be heroes but always try to remain responsible and not do reckless things and adults and police are involved to an extent. Both Mike and Kate have their strengths and weaknesses, there is no boy vs. girl rivalry here, no potty humor, nothing feels dumbed-down for kids. We've been looking forward to this new release for months and the timing is perfect for Black History Month as the always informative back matter includes information about Hank Aaron, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement as well as notable landmarks in Atlanta pertaining to these individuals. (Fun fact: as a kid, David Kelly actually got to meet Hank Aaron!)
Thank you, David Kelly, for continuing to write this series! We hope you have many more books to come :-)
As an adult reader, it's easy enough to figure out the mystery, but it's still one of the stronger mystery series for the upper elementary audience, it is intelligent without being full of the heavier stuff that comes with most middle grade mysteries. Alibis, red herrings, etc. are mentioned. The kids do enough sleuthing on their own to be heroes but always try to remain responsible and not do reckless things and adults and police are involved to an extent. Both Mike and Kate have their strengths and weaknesses, there is no boy vs. girl rivalry here, no potty humor, nothing feels dumbed-down for kids. We've been looking forward to this new release for months and the timing is perfect for Black History Month as the always informative back matter includes information about Hank Aaron, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement as well as notable landmarks in Atlanta pertaining to these individuals. (Fun fact: as a kid, David Kelly actually got to meet Hank Aaron!)
Thank you, David Kelly, for continuing to write this series! We hope you have many more books to come :-)
August 23, 2022
Cute story. Good for your beginning reader who is a baseball fan.
December 3, 2022
So predictable, but a good story for kids.
March 14, 2025
I loved the Atlanta Braves as a kid so I really enjoyed learning more about their stadium, team, city, and hero Hank Aaron. These mysteries are always fun.
October 28, 2025
The kiddos enjoyed listening to me read this one! It also had a lot of Braves facts in it which made my husband listen up too!
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