David A. Kelly Books in Order
David A. Kelly has written 37 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (2009) and the newest is The Bobblehead Bunt (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 23 of the 37 books listed here are in the Ballpark Mysteries series, which has its own page: Ballpark Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,067 in 19 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 34–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,067 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Baseball runs through the children's fiction David A. Kelly writes. Cousins, friendship, clubs and theft recur as subjects, and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are among the teams named in the listing. Kelly's catalogue holds 37 books published between 2009 and 2025, from Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (2009) to The Bobblehead Bunt (2025). Ballpark Mysteries is the recurring set, with MVP, the Ballpark Mysteries Super Specials and Football Mysteries beside it.
How many David A. Kelly books are there?
David A. Kelly has 37 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 4 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
David A. Kelly Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 David A. Kelly books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12009–1/4
- 22009–1/4
- 32011–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 6Miracle Mud2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 72012–1/4
- 82012–1/4
- 92013–1/4
- 1020131121/4
- 1120141051/4
- 1220141051/4
- 1320151031/4
- 1420151031/4
- 152016991/4
- 1620161341/4
- 172016921/4
- 182016931/4
- 1920161031/4
- 2020171251/4
- 2120171001/4
- 2220171041/4
- 2320181201/4
- 2420181051/4
- 2520191281/4
- 2620191121/4
- 2720201121/4
- 28Soccer for Kids: Learn the Basics & Play the Game2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 292021–1/4
- 3020221121/4
- 312022–2/4
- 322023–1/4
- 33Tee Time on the Moon2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 342024–1/4
- 352024–1/4
- 362025–1/4
- 372025–2/4
David A. Kelly series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Ballpark Mysteries books in order 27 books
David A. Kelly books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Ballpark Mysteries books in order
23 books by David A. Kelly- 1. The Fenway Foul-Up
- 2. The Pinstripe Ghost
- 3. The L.A. Dodger
- 4. The Astro Outlaw
- 5. The All-Star Joker
- 6. The Wrigley Riddle
- 7. The San Francisco Splash
- 8. The Missing Marlin
- 9. The Philly Fake
- 10. The Rookie Blue Jay
- 11. The Tiger Troubles
- 12. The Rangers Rustlers
- and 11 more in the table above
MVP in order
4 booksBallpark Mysteries Super Special in order
4 booksChapter in order
1 bookFootball Mysteries in order
1 bookTotally True Adventures in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 David A. Kelly titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David A. Kelly books in order?
You only need to read David A. Kelly books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David A. Kelly
Start with The Fenway Foul-Up (2011), the first Ballpark Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (2009).
What is the newest David A. Kelly book?
The Bobblehead Bunt (2025) is the newest David A. Kelly book released so far.
Is there a new David A. Kelly book coming?
No next David A. Kelly book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David A. Kelly at a glance
- Still publishing
- David A. Kelly published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- David A. Kelly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,067 pages across the 19 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 105 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David A. Kelly books, 24 of 37, were published in the 2010s.
What the David A. Kelly books are about
30 of the 37 David A. Kelly books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: baseball is tagged on 21 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Baseball 21 of 30 books
- Children's fiction 17 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 17 of 30 books
- Cousins 13 of 30 books
- Baseball stories 7 of 30 books
- Clubs 4 of 30 books
- Friendship 4 of 30 books
- Stealing 4 of 30 books
- Baseball players 2 of 30 books
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) 2 of 30 books