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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
Donald J. Sobol | 1985
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The first book in this long running kids series introduces us to Encyclopedia Brown and his mind for facts. As in all the books, there are 10 cases for him to solve, and we are given the clues to solve them along with him.

I'd love to say that I figured all these out on this reread. Really, I would. A few I remembered, but most of the time I was stumped. I had a rough idea what the clue was, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Guess I'm still not smarter than a fifth grader.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-encyclopedia-brown-boy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (Encyclopedia Brown, #23) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (Encyclopedia Brown, #23)
Donald J. Sobol | 2005
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Yep, he's still around and as crafty as ever. Of the 10 cases in this book, I was only able to solve two of them without reading the solutions in the back.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-encyclopedia-brown-and-case.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way in Books

Jul 15, 2024  
Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
Donald J. Sobol | 1972 | Children, Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Ten More Mysteries with the World’s Smartest Ten-Year-Old
What is Encyclopedia up to this time around? He helps his father prove who stole an electric drill. He helps a kid get his harmonica back from Bugs. When a girl wants to figure out who got her kicked off a baseball team, Encyclopedia Brown takes the case. He figures out who stole a rattlesnake rattle from a display at a museum. And he helps a friend who thinks he saw a ghost.

The ten stories in this book are fairly short, which makes them easy to breeze through. I still find I rarely solve the case before Encyclopedia does, but that’s okay. I have fun with them. There isn’t time for much in the way of twists here, and the characters are fairly thin. I don’t think kids will mind either one. What they might find off putting is the dated elements of the books. Like, what’s an encyclopedia? Still, if they are willing to pick it up, they’ll find these stories fun.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Encyclopedia Brown Carries On in Books

Jul 17, 2018  
Encyclopedia Brown Carries On
Encyclopedia Brown Carries On
Donald J. Sobol | 1980 | Children, Mystery
9
9.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Ten More Cases with the World’s Smartest Ten-Year-Old
This book features ten more chances to match wits with Encyclopedia Brown. Up first, he’s trying to figure out how to move a giant mousetrap that a would be criminal left outside town hall when no one would buy it from him. The rest of the stories find Encyclopedia and his partner Sally helping his friends and neighbors. They encounter Bugs Meany a few times when Bugs tries to rig a drawing and again when he tries to set Sally and Encyclopedia up with the police. They also help a friend keep his business giving for golf balls to himself and save the Left-Handers Club from sabotage.

These stories really are short, averaging about five pages each, with the piece of information that Encyclopedia used to stop the crime from taking place on another page at the end. I never could solve these as a kid, but I managed to do pretty well as an adult rereading this book. And no, it’s not because I remembered what had happened. The stories are a bit dated but that shouldn’t be too big an issue for today’s kids. The characters are also thin because there really isn’t time for character development, but again, kids won’t care. I certainly didn’t as a kid.
  
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