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When Bess Cooper’s favorite baseball bat goes missing, she turns to Nancy Drew, convinced the bat is her secret to good fortune at the plate. Nancy tackles the mystery, combing clues and rival suspects to locate the lost instrument and restore Bess’s confidence before the next game.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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