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Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (#11: Encyclopedia Brown Series)

Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (#11: Encyclopedia Brown Series) Paperback - 1974

by Sobol, Donald J

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  • near fine
  • Paperback

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NY: Puffin Books; Penguin, 1974. 96 clean, unmarked pages. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Leonard Shortall. 12 vo.
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  • Title Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (#11: Encyclopedia Brown Series)
  • Author Sobol, Donald J
  • Illustrator Leonard Shortall
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books; Penguin, NY
  • Date 1974
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 094149
  • ISBN 9780142411056 / 0142411051
  • Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.74 x 5.21 x 0.26 in (19.66 x 13.23 x 0.66 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's stories, American, Mystery and detective stories
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Match Wits With The World's Greatest Boy Sleuth A huge footprint in the soft earth . . . counterfeit money in a bird's nest . . . a threatening letter . . . an exploding toilet . . . a missing silver dollar . . . and a stolen newspaper clipping that could be valuable! These are the only traces left at the scene of ten brain-twisting crimes that Encyclopedia Brown must solve! “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.

First line

Across the length and breadth of America people were wondering: "What is Idaville's secret?"

From the jacket flap

"Match Wits With The World's Greatest Boy Sleuth


A huge footprint in the soft earth . . . counterfeit money in a bird's nest . . . threatening letter . . . an exploding toilet . . . a missing silver dollar . . . and a stolen newspaper clipping that could be valuable! These are the only traces left at the scene of ten brain-twisting crimes. But it's that Encyclopedia Brown, boy super sleuth, needs to solve them.


Answers are in the back, but can you solve the mysteries first?

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.