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David A. Kelly is the author of the Miracle Mud, the Ballpark Mysteries series, the Football Mysteries series, the Most Valuable Players series, and other children’s books.

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Upcoming events:

  • Fri
    20
    Jun
    2025

    Whitelam Books Signing

    1:00 pm

    Join me at Whitelam Books in Reading MA for a Ballpark Mysteries book signing!

  • Sun
    22
    Jun
    2025

    Book Signing - Walpole MA Barnes and Noble

    1:00 pm

    Join me and other children's book authors on Sunday, June 22 for an author festival and book signing!

    For more info: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062187568-0

    Local Children's Authors Ev [read more…]

  • Thu
    26
    Jun
    2025

    Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown NY

    1:00 pm

    Join me at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday, June 26th 2025 for a deep dive into a Willie Mays Rickwood Field mystery presentation and book signing! Event is also available on Facebook live from [read more…]

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School and Library Visits

David A. Kelly is available for school, library, and bookstore visits. Download or read this School and Library Visits brochure for more information.

Latest Author News

Listen to a podcast on writing the Ballpark Mysteries

Picture book buzz for TEE TIME ON THE MOON.

David A. Kelly talked about risk and writing..

Read about my virtual author visit to a school in New Jersey..

Subway Series Surprise review by Randomly Reading.

The Importance of Chapter Books for transitional readers.

THE WORLD SERIES KIDS in: the Oneonta Star..

Bostonia Magazine's article on David A. Kelly: The Secrets Behind the Ballpark Mysteries..

Great list of sports chapter books for young readers.

David A. Kelly visits Walpole library to talk about writing the Ballpark Mysteries..

Read the latest review of Miracle Mud: The Secret Mud that Changed Baseball.

Experience a Skype Ballpark Mysteries author visit by reading this great review of a Skype visit that I did with an elementary school in Connecticut.

Author visit delights elementary school children in Southboro, Massachuetts.

Read about how Major League Baseball meets the Hardy Boys in this Newton Patch article.

Families explore fiction with David Kelly and the Ballpark Mysteries.

The Boston Globe's feature story on the Ballpark Mysteries.

Another recent Boston Globe article on Kelly's Ballpark Mysteries.

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