Jacket illustration by Scott Medlock.



"Steee-rike three! Yerrr out!"

I knelt in the on-deck circle for a long time, staring at home plate as Wash walked away and Dave the ump bent down to brush away the dirt. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. It was worse than a double play in the first inning. Much worse. It was more like an F on a test or a dead dog in the road. Maybe it was even worse than that. In the last inning, with a man on base and the game on the line, Medgar Washington struck out.

THE SLUGGERS CLUB: A Sports Mystery

Harcourt • 1993 • $17.00 (hc)
ISBN 0-15-276163-2 • 160 pages • Ages 8-12

Little League baseball and inexplicable theft form the gist of this enjoyable tale, certain to score with sports and mystery buffs. . . . Walker exhibits a natural fluency with both dialogue and his hero's first-person narrative. . . . This author dirives in a winner.
—Publishers Weekly

Halbertson's Flowers is the first place team in the Granada Little League. But after their star player's lucky bat mysteriously disappears, the Flowers go on a big-time losing streak. And when equipment continues to vanish—one piece at a time—B. J., Wash, and Tony form the Sluggers Club to investigate the mystery.

When they're not playing baseball, the members of the Sluggers Club are hot on the trail of their suspects: Could it be Emily Kravitz, who doesn't like criticism of her playing? Or obnoxious Ed Obermeyer, the star player on a rival team? Or—most frightening of all—could it be the Black Scorpions, a gang that heckles the Sluggers’ teammate Nong Den?

Come join the Sluggers Club in this winning combination of sports, mystery, and humor.

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REMEMBER THE ALAMO: Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans Tell Their Stories
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REMEMBER LITTLE BIGHORN: Indians, Soldiers, and Scouts Tell Their Stories
The compelling story of the battle told though eyewitness accounts and striking historical images. Ages 10 and up.
TRUE TALES OF THE WILD WEST
Ten true stories of the American western experience written in an appealing narrative style. Ages 10-14.
THE SOUTHWEST: Gold, God, & Grandeur
Eleven thousand years of human history among the sun-baked deserts, canyons, rivers, and mountains of what is now the American Southwest.
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THE FEUD THAT SPARKED THE RENAISSANCE: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World
The story of two brilliant artists whose lifelong conflict jumpstarted the Renaissance in Quattrocento Florence.
Educational Publishing
AMERICAN FOLKTALES series
Five folktale collections representing five regions of the United States
Biography
PRIDE OF PUERTO RICO The Life of Roberto Clemente
The inspiring story of a Hall of Famer who rose from poverty in Puerto Rico to set new standards of excellence and integrity on and off the field. Ages 8-12.

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