Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch

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Title:

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch

Alternate title:

Case of the secret pitch

Encyclopedia Brown strikes again

Author:

Sobol, Donald J., 1924-2012, author.

Shortall, Leonard W., illustrator.

Series:

Encyclopedia Brown books ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Ten-year-old Detective Leroy Brown helps to solve a number of mysterious cases with his dad, who happens to be the Chief of Police of Idaville.

General Note:

Also released as "Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again"

Physical Description:

96 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Shortall, Leonard W.,

Publisher:

Puffin Books,

Publication Date:

2007

1965

ISBN:

9781428760042

9780142408896

Publication Information:

New York : Puffin Books, 2007, c1965.

Call Number:

J SOBOL

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002632431	Juvenile Fiction	SOBOL	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information--it's classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Author Notes

Donald J. Sobol was born in the Bronx, New York on October 4, 1924. During World War II, he served in the Army as a sergeant in a combat engineer battalion in the Pacific. He received a B.A. degree from Oberlin College. He worked as a copy boy and then a reporter at The New York Sun and The Long Island Daily Press. In 1959, he began writing a syndicated fiction column called Two-Minute Mysteries.

He is the creator of the Encyclopedia Brown series. His first book, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, was published in 1963. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 80 books. In 1976, he won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the Encyclopedia Brown series. He died from gastric lymphoma on July 11, 2012 at the age of 87.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-Boy detective Encyclopedia Brown puts his famous brain to work in Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective and Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Bantam, pap. 1985). On the way to solving these intriguing mysteries, he faces a series of adventures and mishaps. The tales contain witty puns and other verbal humor. Listeners must pay careful attention and use some deductive reasoning to crack these cases. Actor Jason Harris's narration is exceptional. Teachers can pause the tape before the mystery is solved to let listeners try to solve the case. For group or individual listening.-Denise A. Garofalo, Astor Home for Children, Rhinebeck, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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