Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Spy in the Bleachers Gertrude Chandler Warner

Marc Notes: ; The Aldens help out at a minor league stadium and investigate when it appears someone in the ballpark is stealing the home team pitcher's signals and relaying them to the batters of the other team.; 1; 007-012.; 8; RL3. Publisher Marketing: It's a big week at Cogwheel Stadium-the baseball team the Clayton Cogs are playing for the pennant! The Aldens are helping out at the ballpark, and they're glad to be part of the excitement. But the other team's batters seem to know the pitches too well, and it's clear someone in the stadium is stealing the Cogs' pitcher's signals. Now the Boxcar children must find out who is spying for the other team! Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 55 (EAN 9780807576069, Library Binding) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 354 (EAN 9780807576069, Library Binding) Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 55 (EAN 9780807576076, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 354 (EAN 9780807576076, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children. Contributor Bio:  Papp, Robert Robert Papp has won awards nationwide, but he is most proud of the reaction his paintings receive from children. He lives in Pennsylvania with his artist wife, Lisa, and their cat, Taffy.