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Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective
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Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective Paperback - 2007

by Sobol, Donald J

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Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idavilles ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. Now, his first four mysteries are available in new paperback editions. Illustrations.

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New York: Puffin, 2007. First Edition. Very Good +/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Trade paperback. Clean interior and exterior. No highlights or markings in text. Strong and tight binding.
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  • Title Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective
  • Author Sobol, Donald J
  • Illustrator n/a
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good +
  • Pages 88pp
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin, New York
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # CF52677
  • ISBN 9780142408889 / 0142408883
  • Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.75 x 5.1 x 0.3 in (19.69 x 12.95 x 0.76 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 560
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery and detective stories, Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

“I loved Encyclopedia Brown as a kid.”—Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


 

From the publisher

Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers’ Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.
 

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About the author

Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers' Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.