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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2004 · Est. 1.5 hour read
The Unwilling Umpire
Written by Ron Roy · Illustrated by John Steven Gurney
Book #21 in the A to Z Mysteries series
A baseball game fundraiser turns into a mystery when a valuable collection of autographed baseballs goes missing
4.0/5 Goodreads · 2,026 ratings
96 pages· 9,166 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
During a charity baseball game in Green Lawn, Mr. Pocket's valuable baseball collection vanishes. The police suspect the umpire, but young sleuths Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on the case. Can they uncover the real thief and prove the umpire's innocence, or will they strike out in their quest for justice? Dive into this mystery where every clue counts and nothing is as it seems.
From the publisher
Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries(R) have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! U is for Umpire . . . Play ball! While the whole town of Green Lawn is watching the women take on the men in a charity baseball game, Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection is stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove his innocence . . . or will they strike out?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 9,166
- Reading age
- 7–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 520L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.5
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 77275
Publication
- Published
- February 24, 2004
- First published
- January 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780375813702
- LCCN
- 2003002663
- OCLC
- 51818860
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