David A. Kelly – Page 3 – Children's Book Writer

A Big Apple Mets vs. Yankees Mystery!

Posted on 07/26/201807/26/2018 by David Kelly

Kate and Mike are back in the Big Apple (aka New York City) for a Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. But soon, someone hands them a mysterious note with a riddle and then strange things start happening at the Mets ballpark.

Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #3 – Mets vs. Yankees!

Can Mike and Kate discover who the mysterious note writer is? Can they uncover what’s behind the disruptions at the Mets game? Read the latest Ballpark Mysteries Super Special, the SUBWAY SERIES SURPRISE, to find out! And don’t forget to read up on Mike and Kate’s first adventure in New York City, the PINSTRIPE GHOST!

St. Louis, Here we come!

Posted on 02/15/201810/03/2021 by David Kelly

Mike and Kate are off to St. Louis for their latest ballpark adventure. In Ballpark Mysteries book #14, THE CARDINALS CAPER, Mike and Kate journey to St. Louis for a Cardinals baseball game. Before the game, they get to meet the Clydesdale horses and Dalmatian dog. But just as the game starts, the dog goes missing! Can Mike and Kate find the missing dog before the end of the game? Or will the Cardinals have to give up one of their World Series trophies to get the dog back?

It’s Christmas in Cooperstown!

Posted on 09/26/201705/17/2020 by David Kelly

If you’ve read the Ballpark Mysteries books carefully, you might know that Mike and Kate live in Cooperstown, New York, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And while most of Mike and Kate’s mysteries take place in ballparks during the spring, summer, or fall, the latest Ballpark Mysteries book takes place in Cooperstown in the winter!

In Christmas in Cooperstown, Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #2, Mike and Kate get to sleep over in the Hall of Fame! But before they leave, they discover something strange: the Hall of Fame’s Honus Wagner baseball card (worth millions of dollars!) is a fake! Can they discover who stole the multi-million dollar Honus Wagner card and get it back to the Hall of Fame before Christmas? Find out in this fun holiday Ballpark Mysteries Super Special!

Celebrate International Mud Day with MIRACLE MUD

Posted on 06/30/201706/30/2017 by David Kelly

You probably didn’t know that June 29th was International Mud Day, but it is! And that makes it a perfect time to celebrate by reading my book about Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, MIRACLE MUD. Check out this great review of MIRACLE MUD, with a special mud recipe!

Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball

Summer Reading Tips

Posted on 06/20/2017 by David Kelly

Great article on summer reading tips from the Washington Post, including a nice mention of the Ballpark Mysteries. One librarian got her son hooked on the Ballpark Mysteries books, and he used them as a jumping off point to explore the wider world around him. From the article:

Knowing her son is obsessed with baseball, Icaza helped him discover the Ballpark Mystery Series. “It clicked for him and he read the whole series,” she says. In fact, one summer, they went on vacation and he got a minor league baseball directory at a ballpark. He read about each team in the country. “It sounds very boring, but for him, he was learning about the mascots, and I liked it because he was learning about what cities were in different states.”

The Capital Catch

Posted on 03/14/201705/17/2020 by David Kelly

The latest Ballpark Mysteries book is now out!

In The Capital Catch, Mike and Kate travel to Washington D.C. to watch as Washington Nationals game. But before they make it to the game, Mike gets to meet the President of the United States! And the President has a problem–someone’s stealing things from his brother, a star player on the Washington Nationals’ team! Can Mike and Kate help the commander-in-chief catch a criminal?

“Catch” me in Washington DC at Hooray for Books!

Posted on 03/14/201710/04/2021 by David Kelly

Attention all Washington DC-area Ballpark Mysteries fans! I’ll be signing books at Hooray for Books in Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, March 18th at 2pm! Please stop by to say hello or pick up a signed copy of my latest Ballpark Mysteries book, THE CAPITAL CATCH!

The Basketball Blowout!

Posted on 02/14/201705/17/2020 by David Kelly

Anyone who likes my Ballpark Mysteries series of baseball chapter books will definitely appreciate The Basketball Blowout, the latest book in my MVP series. While it doesn’t have any baseball, it does have plenty of action, and even some inventive popcorn flavors!

Join the MVP Club as they try to raise money for their basketball tournament. At first, they think selling popcorn will be easy . . . but then Luke eats more popcorn than he sells! Plus there’s a new kid at school who might need the money even more than the team does. Can the MVP kids raise enough money, win the tournament, and help their friend?

Washington DC Fans – Book Signing

Posted on 10/26/201605/18/2020 by David Kelly

Attention all Washington DC-area Ballpark Mysteries fans! I’ll be signing books at Hooray for Books in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, November 2nd, at 6pm! Please stop by to say hello or pick up a signed Ballpark Mysteries or MVP book. And although I can’t share it with you yet, this is a bit of a warm up for February, when the Washington Nationals’ Ballpark Mystery, THE CAPITAL CATCH, comes out!

It’s a Double Double-Header!

Posted on 10/05/201605/18/2020 by David Kelly

If you haven’t started reading my baseball mystery series yet, now’s the time! Random House Children’s Books just issued the first four Ballpark Mysteries books (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros) in a box set. Think of it as a “double double-header”!