| The Home Run Mystery Contributor(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler (Created by) |
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ISBN: 0807533696 ISBN-13: 9780807533697 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're playing in a baseball league -- Eagles vs. the Half Moons! While visiting Pikesville, the Boxcar Children join the exciting last games of the season in a strange old ballpark behind an abandoned factory. But the Eagles are hitting too many home runs. Could they be cheating? Then Violet sees strange lights in the factory. Could the lights -- and the home run streak -- have anything to do with the sad Pikesville legend of Home Run Herman? Looks like there's a double-header mystery to solve! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99056200 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Series: Boxcar Children Mystery & Activities Specials |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.24" W x 7.59" (0.22 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36468 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While visiting Pikesville, New York, the Boxcar Children join the exciting last games of the season in a strange old ballpark behind an abandoned factory. The Pikesville Half Moons are playing the Eagles, but the Eagles seem to be hitting far too many home runs. Could they be cheating? Then Violet sees strange lights in the old factory at night. Could the lights--and the losing streak--have anything to do with the sad Pikesville legend of Home Run Herman? The Boxcar Children find out there's more to be lost in Pikesville than a baseball game. |
Contributor Bio(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler: - Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by the book's success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden children. |