Ballpark Mysteries #11: The Tiger Troubles by David A. Kelly; Illustrated by Mark Meyers

Author:David A. Kelly; Illustrated by Mark Meyers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2015-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

A Furry Backpack

“Thanks!” Kate and Mike called. They wound their way through the crowds of fans toward the merry-go-round.

Halfway there, Mike stopped at a railing overlooking the field to check the score. “Yippee!” he said as he caught up to Kate. “It’s the top of the seventh inning, and the Tigers are still ahead by one!”

When they reached the merry-go-round, the area was crowded with fans. Some waited in line for the ride. Others were at the condiment stations, squirting mustard or ketchup onto hot dogs.

Kate twirled around to check out the shops. Her long brown ponytail trailed out behind her head. “There it is,” she said. She pointed to a hot dog stand on the other side of the food court. Five people were standing in line for hot dogs. She and Mike walked over.

It wasn’t until they got close that the hot dog vendor turned around to hand a hot dog to the first person in line.

Mike grabbed Kate’s arm. “Do you see who it is?” he asked.

“Yeah,” Kate said. “It’s Jane, the girl who told us about Tabby when we came in today.”

Mike and Kate waited for the line to disappear and then stepped up to the counter. Jane looked at Mike and Kate and then glanced at Kate’s L.A. Dodgers baseball hat. “Oh, hey, it’s you guys again,” she said. She pretended to swipe at them with her hand. “I hope you haven’t been attacked by any other fearsome cats since you came in the park. There sure are a lot of them around here.”

Kate smiled. “No, no more problems,” she said. “But we were getting hungry.”

Jane stepped back and motioned at all the food in the stand. “Well, you’ve come to the right place,” she said. “What do you want? I’ve got it all.”

Mike’s eyes grew wide as they darted over all the options.

“How about some apple slices?” Jane asked.

“No,” Mike said.

Jane held up a shiny blue bag. “Peanuts?” she asked.

Mike shook his head. “No.”

Jane smiled. “Watch out,” she said. “Three strikes, and you’re out! I’ll give you one more choice. How about a hot dog?”

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