Rereading: FREDDY AND THE BASEBALL TEAM FROM MARS by Walter R. Brooks

As the Freddy series neared its end, Walter R. Brooks continued to have fun with the characters, even the silly Martians he introduced in the previous book. Here the Bean farm animals have put together a baseball team that includes the four-armed Martians, who turn out to be excellent pitchers but poor hitters. Freddy becomes the team manager, but in disguise, as he’s also investigating the kidnapping of one of the Martians probably by previous enemy Mr. Anderson, though where the missing Martian is being held proves hard to discover. Mr. Anderson may also be involved with a series of odd burglaries where access to upper floors of homes across a wide area has been accomplished by unknown means. The book is a mix of baseball and detective work, with plenty of action and humor, as always. Silly in some ways, but still full of wise insights into human and animal nature as well as social satire.

Recommended.

Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars by Walter R Brooks

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