At first Bob feels threatened when Matt, new in town and possibly a better left-handed pitcher than himself, joins the Sonora Nuggets, but then the two find themselves involved in the mystery of the missing baseballs.

The Ghost in the Gym

by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Published 1 September 1983
Seventh-grader Toby becomes the first girl member of the cross-country track team, then finds herself involved in discovering whether the ghost in the gym is a real one or a prankster.


When Reddy goes to Montana to visit his aunt and uncle, he is determined to become a rodeo champion before the summer is over, but then someone tries to steal his horse Ruff.