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    Ballpark Mysteries #13: The Capital Catch

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    Author David A. Kelly
    Illustrated by Mark Meyers
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    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    5.25"W x 7.63"H x 0.35"D  
    On sale Mar 14, 2017 | 112 Pages | 9780399551895
    Grades 1-4
    Reading Level: Lexile 580L | Fountas & Pinnell N
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    Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this series! Next up is Washington D.C. and the Nationals team!
     
    Mike and Kate are about to face their biggest, most important mystery yet! Why? It involves the president of the United States! The president’s brother is a catcher on the Nationals baseball team, and someone is stealing his equipment! Can these super-sleuths help the commander in chief catch a criminal?
     
    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.
    DAVID A. KELLY is a former Little League right fielder. These days he can often be found watching his sons play baseball at local ball fields or enjoying a game at a major-league park. David’s first kid’s book was a true story called Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse. He lives near Boston’s Fenway Park with his wife, Alice, his two sons, and his dog, Samantha. View titles by David A. Kelly
    Mark Meyers View titles by Mark Meyers

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    Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this series! Next up is Washington D.C. and the Nationals team!
     
    Mike and Kate are about to face their biggest, most important mystery yet! Why? It involves the president of the United States! The president’s brother is a catcher on the Nationals baseball team, and someone is stealing his equipment! Can these super-sleuths help the commander in chief catch a criminal?
     
    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.

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    DAVID A. KELLY is a former Little League right fielder. These days he can often be found watching his sons play baseball at local ball fields or enjoying a game at a major-league park. David’s first kid’s book was a true story called Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse. He lives near Boston’s Fenway Park with his wife, Alice, his two sons, and his dog, Samantha. View titles by David A. Kelly
    Mark Meyers View titles by Mark Meyers

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