The Home Run Mystery (The Boxcar Children Special, #14)

By Gertrude Chandler Warner and Charles Tang

Book Overview

While visiting Pikesville, New York, the Boxcar Children join the exciting last games of the season in a strange old ballpark behind an abandoned factory. The Pikesville Half Moons are playing the Eagles, but the Eagles seem to be hitting far too many home runs. Could they be cheating? Then Violet sees strange lights in the old factory at night. Could the lights--and the losing streak--have anything to do with the sad Pikesville legend of Home Run Herman? The Boxcar Children find out there's more to be lost in Pikesville than a baseball game.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807533696
• ISBN13: 9780807533697
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

The Best Boxcar Children book!

In my opinion, THE HOME RUN MYSTERY is the Best Boxcar Children book ever written! I won't spoil the book, but it's probably one of the most mysterious one ever. A+

Baseball Anyone?

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are taking another trip with their Grandfather, and you know what that means! Another mystery! This time they're involved in a baseball game, playing in a lot that has a story behind it, but time is running out. The lot may soon be changed into a parking lot! What happened to the legendary player Home Run Herman? And how is the opposite team winning the games? Can the Boxcar Children solve these mysteries before it's too late? Enjoy!