The Baseball Thief
- Publisher
- Fenn Publishing Company Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2005
- Category
- General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551682761
- Publish Date
- Apr 2005
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
A bus accident in Indian River leaves a barnstorming team of baseball players stranded. Max and Marty Mitchell befriend the star pitcher and catcher of the teamSatchel Paige and Josh Gibsontwo of the greatest players in baseball history. The local sheriff and others in Indian River however are slow to welcome the stranded ball players, displaying prejudice that surprises the Mitchell brothers. When Satchel and Josh are wrongly accused of theft and thrown in jail, it's up to the Mitchellsand their friends Trudy Reeves and Sandy Hope, to follow a dangerous path in their efforts to track down the real culprits. Its another exciting adventure for Max and Marty Mitchell.
About the author
BRIAN McFARLANE is a media member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and known as one of Canada's foremost hockey historians and writers. For 25 years, he was a commentator on Hockey Night in Canada. He has written more than 50 books on hockey, including The Mitchell Brothers series-a young adult series for hockey mysteries.
