This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Text copyright © 2012 by David A. Kelly
interior illustrations copyright © 2012 by Mark Meyers

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kelly, David A. (David Andrew)
The All-Star joker / by David A. Kelly; illustrated by Mark Meyers. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (Ballpark mysteries; 5)
Summary: When cousins Mike and Kate go to Kansas City for the All-Star game, they meet the son of the American League starting catcher who stands falsely accused of playing practical jokes on his All-Star teammates.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89967-6
[1. All-Star Baseball Game—Fiction. 2. Baseball—Fiction. 3. Practical jokes—Fiction. 4. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Meyers, Mark, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.K2936Al 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2011034706

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