The unwilling umpire

In the twenty-first book of the A to Z Mysteries--an early chapter book mystery series featuring strong boy and girl characters--the whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men in the charity baseball game - and to see Mr. Pocket's prized baseball collection. But s...

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Main Author: Roy, Ron, 1940-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York: Random House, 2004.
Series: A to Z Mysteries
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Summary: In the twenty-first book of the A to Z Mysteries--an early chapter book mystery series featuring strong boy and girl characters--the whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men in the charity baseball game - and to see Mr. Pocket's prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he's innocent, or is it strike three for the Green Lawn ump?
Physical Description: 84 p.
ISBN: 0375813705
Author Notes: Ron Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 29, 1940. After high school, he joined the Navy for two years. He received a Bachelor's degree in literature from the University of Connecticut and a Masters degree in teaching from the University of Hartford. He was an elementary school teacher for numerous years.

His first children's book, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in 1978. Soon afterwards, he stopped teaching and became a full-time writer, but he still visits schools around the country. He is the author of the A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series.

(Bowker Author Biography)