The Astro Outlaw (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375868832)

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.

Author: David A. Kelly
ISBN-10: 0375868836
ISBN-13: 9780375868832
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2012
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.30w x 0.28d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149913 / Astro Outlaw


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 55 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw