About this item
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 losing, and some people blame the lovable Phillie Phanatic! Can Mike and Kate help the Phanatic clear his name?The Philly Fake includes several pages of "Dugout Notes," fun facts about Philly's ballpark.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 fans.
About the Author
David A. Kelly is the author of many children's books and series, including: the BALLPARK MYSTERIES series and the MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS (MVP) series from Random House, as well as BABE RUTH AND THE BASEBALL CURSE and the picture book MIRACLE MUD.
In addition, Mr. Kelly is the Business Travel Expert for About.com, a travel writer for the New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, and a technology analyst/writer for the New York Times, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, and many other corporate magazines.
