Posts by David Kelly

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.

The Triple Play Twins, the newest book in the Ballpark Mysteries series is now on sale!

Mike and Kate travel to Minneapolis to meet the Minnesota Twins’ star players: Marco and Pedro, a dynamic twin duo known for their signature triple plays. But after a water balloon attack on the players and a suspect on the run, questions start to pile up. Is someone trying to mess with Marco and Pedro’s chances of making the playoffs? As Mike and Kate investigate, they meet Polly and Molly, twin Minnesota locals who lend a helping hand–or two. With new friends by their side, can Mike and Kate solve this mystery?

Teachers, librarians, and parents can dive in deeper by downloading my free learning guide to The Triple Play Twins, with lots of fun and educational activities based on the book.

Keep kids engaged with learning through baseball and mysteries, with a fun, educational (and free!) learning guide to The World Series Curse! It includes Common Core standards-based activities and some fun World Series facts. Great for use at home or in schools!

Ever want to know a little bit more about the Ballpark Mysteries books? Now’s your chance! Each Wednesday at 2pm Eastern, David A. Kelly is hosting a Facebook Live session on the Ballpark Mysteries and his other books. Tune in to hear him read a chapter from one of the books, or see “behind-the-scenes” pictures from his research trips to each of the stadiums.

And if you’ve missed them, make sure to visit his Ballpark Mysteries page on Facebook to catch up on the previous sessions, including:

The Ballpark Mysteries Ballpark Tour

Let’s Get Muddy – Miracle Mud – Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball

Leading Off With the First Ballpark Mysteries Book – The Fenway Foul-Up

Catching The Colorado Curveball

The newest Ballpark Mysteries book (now available!) takes place in Denver Colorado for the Colorado Rockies’ Opening Day. BUT IT’S SNOWING! What will Mike and Kate do?

Luckily, the stadium has a heater that can melt the fluffy flakes in time for that day’s game. But when the ballpark engineers get a mysterious note saying that someone may tamper with the scoreboard, the snow becomes the least of the cousins’ problems. It’s time for Mike and Kate to switch into sleuth mode and solve a mystery that will take them underground, a mile above sea level, and even face to face with a dinosaur!

Join Mike and Kate in Williamsport PA for the biggest Little League Baseball World Series yet! In THE WORLD SERIES KIDS, Mike and Kate are cheering on their hometown team, from Cooperstown NY, which is competing in the Little League World Series. But the competition gets tricky when someone starts trying to sabotage Cooperstown’s team–they punch holes in the tires of their bus, and the team’s equipment goes missing! Can Mike and Kate find the trickster before it’s too late? Or will these shenanigans cost Cooperstown the series?

Swing for the fences–or, should I say the B&O Warehouse! Mike and Kate are in Baltimore at Camden Yards for a Baltimore Orioles game, but someone has made off with Babe Ruth’s baseball glove! Can Mike and Kate find it? Will they get some help from a friendly oriole–or is that a parrot? Read THE BALTIMORE BANDIT, Ballpark Mysteries #15, to find out