Holidays and birthdays are great times to connect young readers with new books or their favorite authors. That’s why author David A. Kelly is now offering a range of special holiday gifts for readers.

• Signed books. Purchase personalized and signed books by David A. Kelly.
  
• New audio books. Great for holiday car rides! Purchase the new audio books for The Two-Minute Warning, The Black Cat Change-Up, and Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (a non-fiction chapter book). And for football fans, The Football Fumble is now available!
  
• Personal video “shout out.” David A. Kelly will record a short video “shout out” to fans or readers for a holiday gift, birthday gift, or any other occasion. $25
  
• Personal virtual visit/writing workshop. Meet virtually (via Zoom, Google Meet, etc.) one-on-one with Ballpark Mysteries author David A. Kelly. Visits are up to 30 minutes long. David A. Kelly can discuss how he writes the Ballpark Mysteries books, answer questions, or talk about writing and publishing. He’s also happy to provide guidance, feedback, or mystery writing tips for young writers. $50
  
  • Add a video shout out. Personal virtual visit above with personal shout out included. $75 in total
    
  • Add a video shout out, signed book, and downloadable poster. Personal virtual visit above with personal shout out included, along with your choice of personally-signed Ballpark Mysteries book and a downloadable Mike and Kate Ballpark Mysteries poster. $100 in total
    
• Gift school visit. Purchase a prepaid virtual school author visit with David A. Kelly for your favorite teacher or school! Visit date and time can be coordinated afterwards at mutually convenient times and dates. $100 holiday rate
  
• Name a character. Ever wanted to be in a book? You can! Contact David A. Kelly for information on how you might become a character in one of his upcoming Ballpark Mysteries. Football Mysteries, or Mike and Kate Mysteries books! Priceless (but starts at $250, depending on the character)
  
• David A. Kelly Insiders Club. Want to go behind the scenes of the Ballpark Mysteries? Contact David A. Kelly for information on his upcoming Insiders Club. Includes a monthly short newsletter, quarterly virtual Q&A sessions where subscribers interact with David A. Kelly, and occasional work-in-progress chapters (that will probably change!). Subscribers also get pre-release copies of new books (at least one per year) before books are available to the general public.

Sometimes there’s more to the story than we realize at first. What if kids could learn about events like the Apollo Moon missions that happened long ago, but then find something new in them? That idea was the launching point for my latest book, Tee Time on the Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf.

Read more about turning history into discovery in my latest article for the Nerdy Book Club.

Now’s your chance to enter to win one of ten FREE copies of my brand-new picture book, TEE TIME ON THE MOON! Tee Time on the Moon tells the story-behind-the-story of Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard playing golf on the moon! Enter the TEE TIME ON THE MOON Goodreads giveaway for a chance at a free copy!

Dive right into Mike and Kate’s latest baseball mystery adventure with this free sample chapter from The Black Cat Change-Up! But watch out for the ghost!

Just click on the page below for your free Black Cat Change-Up sample chapter!

I’m pleased to announce the release of The Black Cat Change-Up, the latest Ballpark Mysteries book.

The Black Cat Change-Up is the 19th team book in the Ballpark Mysteries series and finds Mike and Kate trying to stop the ghost of a black cat from a famous 1969 game from haunting an important Mets/Cubs ball game! Will they solve the spooky situation before it brings down the Mets?

The Black Cat Change-Up is ideal for girls and boys in elementary school who love mystery, adventure, real-life situations, or sports. Like my other Ballpark Mysteries books, it includes some fun facts in the Dugout Notes section at the back of the book (did you know that the Mets stadium is the only one without yellow foul poles? Instead, the Mets have orange foul-poles!).

You can pick up The Black Cat Change-Up at local bookstores (ISBN 978-1959378006) or online at Amazon. Order your copy of The Black Cat Change-Up today.

The book is available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, (and coming soon) audio book forms.

My Ballpark Mysteries books a great for elementary readers looking for mystery and adventure (or baseball!), but what do you do when you’ve finished them all? Don’t worry–here’s are five great chapter book series that are perfect for young readers who love mystery and adventure!

And if those books don’t keep your reader busy, I can also recommend this great list of graphic novels from Shepard.com.

The most important member of the Minnesota Twins is getting a taste of the latest Ballpark Mysteries book, The Triple Play Twins. Check out this great video to see a preview TC the Bear’s take on The Triple Play Twins.