Change Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein 307 pages

While the guys in my house are glued to the tv watching sports, I have been reading mysteries in sport settings. John Feinstein, sports reporter for Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and more has a nifty series featuring two eighth grade sports journalists. In the series, these teens have gained inside passes to world class athletic competitions across the country. I enjoy the mystery and learn a little about the featured sport. In this episode, Steve and Susan Carol score an in-depth interview with the newest pitcher for the underdog team competing in the World Series. In their meeting with the widower and his two teenage twins, they discover that there may be a bigger story under the glossy exterior of this quiet athlete. The dialogue and sports banter is very natural as is the easy going relationship between the young sleuths and their mentors (who are well known sports reporters). Parents are off stage -- isn't that how it usually is in most kid mysteries?