When cousins Mike and Kate go to Kansas City for the All-Star game, they meetthe son of the American League starting catcher who stands falsely accused ofplaying practical jokes on his All-Star teammates. Illustrations. nNext up to the plate--book #5 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark nThe stars are out in Kansas City . . . the baseball stars, that is Mike and Kate are at the All-Star game, and even get to go on the field during the Home Run Derby to catch pop-ups That's where they meet Andy, whose dad, Josh Robinson, is an All-Star catcher. But before the Home Derby ends, Josh finds himself in hot water.

Someone is playing practical jokes on the other players, and the coach is sure it's him. Andy swears his dad is innocent. Who would want to frame Josh?

And why? n nThe All-Star Joker includes a fun fact page about Kansas City's stadium. n nCross Ron Roy's A to Z mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed at the younger brothers and sisters of John Feinstein's fans.n