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Viking Books for Young Readers, 2018-01-05

Missing Baseball

Missing Baseball

Zach and Zoe Mysteries

Mike Lupica, Author

Paperback

9780425289372

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While competing in Spirit Week events at school, eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe follow clues to find Zach's missing baseball, signed by his favorite major league player.
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A classic mystery with sports flair, this fast-paced read invites critical thinking, teamwork, and a love of the game. Fun and thoughtful without missing a beat.

Keywords and Themes: Baseball & Softball • Critical Thinking • Deduction • Friendship • Fun • Integrity • Juvenile Fiction • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Mystery • Perseverance • Responsibility • School & Education • Sports & Recreation • Strategy • Teamwork

Readability • 4.4

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 80

Subjects • Baseballs • Lost articles • Schools • Contests • Brothers and sisters • Twins • Lost and found possessions • Mystery and detective stories • JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Base • JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stor • JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education • Detective and mystery fiction

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball • Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories • Juvenile Fiction | School & Education

Perfect for fans of Cam Jansen, #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica begins an exciting new chapter-book series, featuring his trademark sports action and heart, and a lovable twin brother-sister duo who solve sports-related mysteries.

There's nothing eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe Walker love more than playing sports and solving mysteries. And when those two worlds collide . . . well, it doesn't get any better than that. So when a baseball signed by Zach's favorite major league player suddenly goes missing--the search is on! Luckily, amateur sleuths Zach and Zoe are on the case. Can they solve the mystery and find the ball before it's lost for good?

In this first book of the Zach and Zoe Mysteries, bestselling author Mike Lupica begins a series for a new and younger audience, introducing readers to a sports-loving detective duo who can swing for the fences and catch the culprit in one fell swoop. With a recipe equal parts sports and mystery, the Zach and Zoe Mysteries break fresh ground for an author who has been called the greatest sportswriter for kids.

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