Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #1: The World Series Curse
Ballpark Mysteries: Book #13
By David A. Kelly
Narrated by Marc Cashman / 1 hour 22 minutes
It’s the BIGGEST baseball mystery yet—at the WORLD SERIES!
Red Sox versus Cubs. Game five. It looks like Mike and Kate are about to watch the Cubs win it all. But then someone starts messing with the team—ruining equipment, getting Cubs players in trouble, and even stirring up an old baseball curse. Now the Red Sox are coming back! Who will win the ultimate baseball trophy? And can Mike and Kate make sure it’s won fair and square?
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 amazing baseball facts.
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Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up
By: David A. Kelly
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Now leading off the line-up—book #1 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game,... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #2: The Pinstripe Ghost
By: David A. Kelly
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Batting second—and perfect for Halloween—book #2 in an early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #3: The L.A. Dodger
By: David A. Kelly
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Now batting third—book #3 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
It's spring break and Kate and Mike are off to Los Angeles to visit Kate's dad, a scout for the Dodgers. But all is not sunny in L.A.—strange things have been happening to Kate's dad. Pages have gone missing from... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #4: The Astro Outlaw
By: David A. Kelly
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #5: The All-Star Joker
By: David A. Kelly
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #6: The Wrigley Riddle
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
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 horrifie Read more »d... Learn more
Ballpark Mysteries #7: The San Francisco Splash
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Time for a seventh-inning stretch! The San Francisco Splash is book #7 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Splash! A hit soars over the walls of the San Francisco ballpark on the bay and drops into the water. But then Mike and Kate hear another, much larger splash nearby . . . and... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #8: The Missing Marlin
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
It's the eighth inning! The Missing Marlin is book #8 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Mike and Kate are in Miami visiting Kate's Uncle Oliver—and the Miami Marlins ballpark, of course! Uncle Oliver is in charge of keeping the new fish tanks at the ballpark fully stocked, but... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #9: The Philly Fake
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Abridged: No
It's the ninth inning! The Philly Fake is book #9 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
What better city to spend the Fourth of July than Philadelphia? For Mike and Kate, the holiday is all about hot dogs, history, and baseball! But the Phillies are in no mood to celebrate. They keep... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries #10: The Rookie Blue Jay
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Batter up! Ballpark Mysteries combine baseball action with exciting whodunits for early chapter book readers!
Mike and Kate can’t wait to watch their rookie hero Dusty Martin in action. But something is throwing the Blue Jays’ star off his game. Then, when no one else is looking, Mike sees mysterious ghost lights flying across the field. Is... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #1: The World Series Curse
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
It’s the BIGGEST baseball mystery yet—at the WORLD SERIES!
Red Sox versus Cubs. Game five. It looks like Mike and Kate are about to watch the Cubs win it all. But then someone starts messing with the team—ruining equipment, getting Cubs players in trouble, and even stirring up an old baseball curse. Now the Red Sox are coming back! Who will... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries Collection: Books 6-10
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Ballpark Mysteries combine baseball action with exciting whodunits for early chapter book listeners! 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.
This collection includes:
Ballpark... Read more »
Ballpark Mysteries Collection: Books 1-5
By: David A. Kelly
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
THE FENWAY FOUL-UP: Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins are super-lucky. They have tickets to the Boston Red Sox game and all-access passes to Fenway Park. But during batting practice, the lucky bat that belongs to Big D, the star slugger of the Red Sox, is stolen!
THE PINSTRIPE GHOST: Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate’s mom at a boring press... Read more »
| Author | David A. Kelly |
| Narrator | Marc Cashman |
| ISBN | 9780735207479 |
| Length | 1 hour 22 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Publication date | September 13, 2016 |
| Edition | Unabridged |
| Genres | Children's & Young Adult |
| Libro.fm rank | #164,638 Overall |
| Genre rank | #9,546 in Young Adult |