Sunwriter Category:  Children Publisher: Sleepytown Press Type: Fiction Pages: 140 Copyright: 2010 ISBN-13: 9780982634455 Willie, the smartest, but loneliest kid in town meets Huby, a strange new boy and together they solve the ghostly mystery under third base. But, who or what is Huby and how does he help Willie become a hero? The Mystery Under Third Base is a'tween novel,for kids 9-14, and anyone who loves mystery, adventure, a good, ghost story and features a very strange,character who leaves the reader guessing who or what he might be. Readers who like baseball will enjoy this book, as Willie learns the game in a very wierd way. Excerpt In one corner of the dark, dank storm cellar, a tiny spark of light flickered as though imbedded in the stone wall. A soft cry, so faint it would not have been heard by the human ear echoed from that same spot. The cellar smelled of decayed things, long gone: dead bugs and desiccated caterpillars returned to earth. A tiny ribbon of light, creeping under the edges of the slanted foor at the top of the rotting wooden steps, cut the blackness like a shiny knife. Against the chipped stone walls, a shadowy figure sat cross-leged on the damp earth. For an hour now he had been watching the boy, Willie, sleep. Every so often, he glanced at the soft pulsing glow in the wall behind the boy. A sigh echoed around the walls, but Willie never moved.

A Wonderful Book for All Ages by Ellen in Atlanta
Fran Orenstein has written one charming book about an 11-year-old boy and a new mysterious friend...but please don't think this is just for kids! It is such a wonderful story that reaches across so many levels it will leave you dazed. This so sweet a story that melds with the metaphysical - beautifully written...