Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

My dad and I finished yet another (our ninth!!) collection of Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. This kid detective keeps Idaville, USA free of crime, while showing off his smarts. Encyclopedia is still clashing with Bugs Meany, determines why some birds are showing up drunk (??), and even helping a teen......more

Encyclopedia Brown is not your normal fifth grader. He's a regular Sherlock! And your kids will appreciate the genius way in which he's able to put clues together ... and how you have to turn to the back of the book for the big reveal! It's a clever format that enables you to have a chance at solvin......more

Ok - I’m re-reading the “classics” if you will. And whilst I give you respect Sobol - the explanations are a bit suspect. Ya SUSPECT Sobol. But I’ll prob keep reading... Some are obvious - others.... yeah, no bro no one would get that bc it’s not even logical.......more

By this, the eighth book in the series, Sobol was clearly phoning it in. There are ten so-called mysteries to solve and none of them worth the investment, being in some combination muddled in the setup, purely for edification or monumentally facile.......more

I read this book aloud to my son and we both enjoyed it!......more