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 © 2018 by David A. Kelly

Cover art and interior illustrations copyright © 2018 by Mark Meyers

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kelly, David A., author. | Meyers, Mark, illustrator.

Title: Subway Series surprise / by David A. Kelly ; illustrated by Mark Meyers.

Description: New York : Random House, [2018] | Series: Ballpark mysteries. Super special ; #3 | “A Stepping Stone book.” | Summary: In New York City for the annual series between rival teams, the Yankees and the Mets, Mike and Kate investigate a spate of pranks, thefts, and sabotage.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017048866 | ISBN 978-0-525-57892-5 (trade) | ISBN 978-0-525-57893-2 (lib. bdg.) | ISBN 978-0-525-57894-9 (ebook)

Subjects: CYAC: Baseball—Fiction. | Conduct of life—Fiction. | New York Mets (Baseball team)—Fiction. | New York Yankees (Baseball team)—Fiction. | Mystery and detective stories.

Classification: LCC PZ7.K2936 Su 2018 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

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