Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate: A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book Series

Dylan and Emily are back in book #2 of this series. This time, someone stole the bases from the baseball field. Can they track down the culprit in time for practice?

Dylan and his little sister, Emily, don’t go anywhere without Dylan’s detective kit. Their trusty dog, Theodore, is always by their sides, ready to lend a helping paw. One sunny Saturday, the trio heads to the ball field for some practice, only to discover a puzzling problem—the bases are missing! Determined to crack the case, Dylan, Emily, and Theodore set off on a mission to locate the missing bases.

Visit the author's website at www.mjmurraybooks.com/educators for downloadable curriculum-aligned ELA/Math activities that are ideal for 1st or 2nd grade classroom use.


- ELA activities focus on developing vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills. Each chapter includes a Tier 2 word and discussion prompts.
- Math activities focus on developing fact fluency.