A to Z Mysteries: The Unwilling Umpire

Name: A to Z Mysteries: The Unwilling Umpire
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Ron Roy
ISBN: 9780307746450

Author: Ron Roy

Series: A to Z Mysteries #21

Narrator: David Pittu

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 12/14/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories, Beginner Readers, Children's Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it strike three for the Green Lawn ump?

About The Author

Ron Roy is the author of the popular A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series. Look for more stories in the A to Z Mysteries series on audio from Listening Library.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cyrus

I like these books because they involve three kids who figure out who stole some things. The kids in this book need to figure out who stole the Babe Ruth signed ball.......more

Goodreads review by Libby

The boys and I enjoyed trying to solve this mystery with our bed time reading! A great pick for baseball season! We are left a little curious by the ending and the culprit, but we will give it 4 Stars for stumping us and keeping us guessing.......more

Goodreads review by Simon

Read these books when I was a kid and greatly enjoyed them, figured I'd give them a second read for kicks. I certainly recommend any young mysteries fan devote time to this series, it's certainly a grand adventure for a young mind, the imagery of Ron Roy's words and his settings and unique character......more

Goodreads review by Brent

Boy I had high hopes for this one. It starts off with the kids at a baseball game and the mystery involves a stolen Babe Ruth autographed baseball that had my kids thinking of The Sandlot. Typically we get through these A-Z Mystery books in about a week. The fact that it took us 15 days to finish th......more