Albert and his four friends are living in company-owned apartments just until their parents find houses. When the boys acquire a rare and valuable baseball card, they decide to hind it in an abandoned mine (Kirkus Reviews). The strong characterizations and an airtight plot make (for) . . . a truly exciting adventure.--Booklist.
When a chance yard-sale purchase nets five boys a Willie Mays rookie card worth $4,000, their lives seem to narrow and intensify. The boys devise a "last man" contest--the winner gets the Mays card, and the losers get zip.