num_pages: 96
description: Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! U is for Umpire . . . Play ball! While the whole town of Green Lawn is watching the women take on the men in a charity baseball game, Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection is stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove his innocence . . . or will they strike out?
language: English
title: The Unwilling Umpire
titlecomplete: The Unwilling Umpire (A to Z Mysteries, #21)
characters: Josh Pinto, Dink Duncan, Ruth Rose Hathaway
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Juvenile, 2nd Grade, Young Adult, Sports, Childrens, Kids, Chapter Books, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 1803
series: A to Z Mysteries
publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers