Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries, 1) [Paperback]

Daniel J. Hale; Matthew Labrot (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Zeke Armstrong Mysteries (Book 1)

After living in a series of far-flung countries-and finding more than his share of trouble along the way-Zeke Armstrong thought he would finally lead the life of a normal thirteen-year-old when he moved to Dallas and joined the Sundogs soccer team. Instead, he goes to the Lone Star Invitational tournament and soon find himself in the middle of another adventure when someone tries to take his coach out the game-permanently. Will Zeke solve the mystery and help his team win the playoff, or will he ber the next victim?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7-Ezekial Tobias Armstrong, a soccer whiz and mystery sleuth, helps to find out who is trying to kill his coach while they are playing a tournament in Dallas. Zeke also helps to hold his teammates together as they move through the competition without their coach, who has been hospitalized. The constant action and excitement of the play-by-play, the mystery, and Zeke's first-person narration should hold readers' attention. As in many novels for young people, the adults don't appear too bright. While knowledge of soccer is not necessary to understand the descriptions, it helps.
Janice C. Hayes, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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fast-paced action story that doesn't stint on character develpment. A fun read for any young mystery fan. -- Jo Rogers, My Shelf.com

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Top (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929976151
• ISBN-13: 978-1929976157
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,307,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hang on for This Fun Ride, May 13, 2003

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries, 1) (Paperback)

Zeke Armstrong is playing in a soccer tournament with his team, the Dallas Sundogs. Things are going well, until his coach gets thrown out of a game for loosing his temper with a ref. The next morning, Zeke discovers that the coach has just been shot. After he's rushed to the hospital, another attempt is made on his life. It has to be one of the team's fathers, but whom? The police think they have their man, but Zeke is convinced they're wrong. Can he make the other parents believe him and save his coach's life?

I'll read a good mystery aimed at any age group, and I loved this one. The main character is lots of fun. I'm not a big sports fan, but the descriptions of the soccer games held my interest and were easy to follow. In fact, a book that could have been awash in characters did such a good job of introducing them that I had no trouble keeping everyone straight. And the climax had me turning pages as fast as possible to find out what how everything would end.

This is an entertaining debut that left me wanting more. I recommend this book to anyone of any age looking for a good mystery.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stayed up all night reading, July 23, 2002

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This review is from: Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries, 1) (Paperback)

Red Card is a young adult mystery novel. It kept me up all night trying to figure out the mystery. Loved the characters, the action and story. I can't wait until the next book from Zeke Armstrong comes out!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest mystery book ever, July 12, 2002

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Tricia Leavitt (Avon, In USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries, 1) (Paperback)

I loved it and I thought it was a book that everyone should read because it surprises you at the end of the book in many ways and it is really action packed too. so I suggest that parents and kids alike should read this awesome book.