Review by Booklist Review
The venerable Encyclopedia Brown series keeps on keepin' on. Ten new mysteries engage the boy detective, and this time out, many of the puzzles are easy enough for readers to solve on their own. Although the book tries to be up-to-the-minute (there's a joke about why Encyclopedia is better than a computer), once you set a mystery at a soda fountain, a certain nostalgia factor sets in. Perhaps the clearest clue that this Brown is of a different era: the book has to explain what an encyclopedia is. Good for reluctant readers.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2009 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-5-Ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown solves ten new cases in this installment (Dutton, 2009) in Donald Sobol's series. In the past year, no crime has gone unsolved in Idaville, thanks to police chief Brown's secret weapon: his son Leroy, better known as Encyclopedia Brown. The boy and his co-detective, Sally Kimball, use their smarts and the culprits' own missteps to solve crimes and thwart neighborhood bully, Bugs Meany. At the end of each chapter, listeners can pause the narration to try to crack the case on their own before the solution is revealed. Greg Steinbruner effortlessly narrates each tale, keeping the reading as simple and unpretentious as the mysteries themselves. A popular choice for school and public libraries, especially for reluctant readers.-April Mazza, Wayland Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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