Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case (Encyclopedia Brown Series #24)

by Donald J. Sobol Narrated by Greg Steinbruner

Overview

The Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers' Choice Award is just one of the many honors bestowed upon Donald J. Sobol for his brilliant crimesolving creation, Encyclopedia Brown. In this volume, Encyclopedia tackles 10 more puzzling cases in his small hometown of Idaville. From petty thieves to moneygrubbing charlatans, Encyclopedia foils all of their dastardly plots using his quick wits and super smarts. Encyclopedia's adventures are fun and they teach valuable lessons about determination, observation, and problem-solving.

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-five years ago, boy sleuth Encyclopedia Brown put down his magnifying glass and slipped into limbo. Now this diminutive detective is back, bringing with him a spate of fresh cases for youthful sleuths. Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case contains previously unpublished, exquisitely puzzling conundrums.

Kirkus Reviews

Having kept Idaville crime free "for more than a year"-more like 44 years, to be precise-the still-ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown takes on ten more scams, misdemeanors and outright felonies. Whether dealing with the theft of various precious items (including an autographed baseball from a case that is, literally, cracked) or the efforts of high-school dropout Wilford Wiggins and ne'er-do-well bully Bugs Meany to cheat local children out of their hard-earned savings, the precocious preteen unfailingly delivers the revealing question or significant fact that forces a confession. Only readers well enough informed to know how the author of Alice in Wonderland spelled his pseudonym, or attentive enough to spot the tiny slip in a suspect's story, will keep up-all others can look to the answers in the back. That's a formula that still works after more than a generation. (art not seen) (Fiction. 8-10)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171167172
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	05/21/2010
Series:	Encyclopedia Brown Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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