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Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Children's BooksMystery
Pages
116
Published
1973
Language
English

Synopsis

Meet Encyclopedia Brown, the ten-year-old detective with a mind for trivia and a knack for solving mysteries. He runs his own agency, helping neighborhood kids crack their toughest cases. Even his police chief dad relies on Encyclopedia's sharp intellect to solve baffling crimes. This collection features ten intriguing cases, from missing teeth to a pet skunk's demise, offering readers a chance to play detective too.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

LightheartedWhimsicalMysteriousFunny

Genres

Children's Books Mystery Short Stories

About the author

D
Donald J. Sobol

Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. In the 1950s he moved to Miami to pursue writing full-time. He started writing the...

Characters

Leroy BrownProtagonist
Encyclopedia BrownProtagonist
Encyclopedia Brown's DadSupporting
All characters in Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case