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    Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

    Written by Donald J. Sobol

    Narrated by Jason Harris

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    About this audiobook

    A Civil War sword...
    A watermelon stabbing...
    Missing roller skates...
    A trapeze artist's inheritance...
    And an eyewitness who's legally blind!
    Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answer to all the mysteries are found in the back!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 12, 2008
    ISBN9780739373606
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    Reviews for Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

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    • 4/5
      This was a fun, simplistic read. Of course at my age most of the solutions to the cases were easily solvable, but the stories were still very much enjoyable. I had never read these growing up and got them for the sake of seeing what they were about. I can say this first one surprised me because I enjoyed it a lot. I wouldn't mark it as a favorite, but it was definitely worth my time to read once in my lifetime.
    • 5/5
      My all-time favorite series of books from my childhood.
    • 5/5
      A young boy with amazing observational skills solves neighborhood crimes for his friends and helps his dad, who is a policeman.I think I read this one as a kid, but I didn't remember much about it. We loved it, though. It's particularly cool to read alongside Sherlock Holmes, of course.
    • 5/5
      the book was about all of encyclopedias caces. my favorite one was the cace of the gym bag. the cace was pritymouch two people arguing. l like mesteres because they mack you think.
    • 4/5
      Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective is the story of a 10 year old boy detective who outsmarts his father, Police Chief Brown by solving mysteries before he does. The book I reviewed was copyrighted 1963, but had a modern cover to entice today’s readers. Encyclopedia Brown’s real name is Leroy Brown but since his “head was like an encyclopedia” he became known in town by his nickname. The book reads like a story, but each chapter is divided into mysteries that his father takes on as Chief of Police. Encyclopedia Brown also runs the Brown Detective Agency, helping his friends with their cases by charging them “25 cents per day plus expenses.” Each chapter, interspersed with black and white lined sketches, provides us with an introduction to a mystery along with some clues. At the end of each chapter, Encyclopedia has solved the crime but we don’t know how exactly. For answers we need to turn to a designated page to get a full page solution. Upper elementary school readers will enjoy the short chapters and the clever thinking that the mysteries entail. The plot is rather thin and the characters shallow, but the emphasis is on quick mysteries with thoughtful solutions. A fun, although sometimes dated read.
    • 4/5
      I read Encyplopedia Brown and I thought that it was very exciting. Once you start reading a mystery you are just drawn in and want to find out the answer. When you see the title of the next mystery, you just wonder what it is and want to start reading it. If you like mysteries I suggest this book a lot.
    • 3/5
      Another series that I read throughout childhood--never managed to solve any of the cases on my own though. Enjoyable reading.
    • 3/5
      This was fun but not what I expected. It is more a puzzle book than a story. You get to figure out what clued Encyclopedia into solving each separate and unrelated mystery in the book. The answers to all nine mysteries are in the back of the book.
    • 4/5
      A sudden fit of nostalgia prompted me to buy and read this. It took like half an hour. It was pretty fun! I love the old-school vision of America, sorta Tom Sawyer-y, where boys spun eggs for fun and 25 cents was a treasure.

      Most of the mysteries are not as mysterious as I remember them. You know how each story ends with "How did Encyclopedia Brown solve the case? Flip to page 80 to find out!" and you gotta figure out what his big clue was? Well, it's generally pretty obvious. One of them got me but it was totally cheap. And the last one, where you figure it out because "As every one knows," a hard boiled egg spins faster than a raw one? Yeah, I didn't know that. Although I figured it out anyway from context and because I'm a fucking genius.

      Anyway, it was a fun way to kill half an hour. Sure, it's worth buying for your ten-year-old.
    • 2/5
      Leroy Brown knows so much, he's known as Encyclopedia Brown. When his dad, a police detective, needs help solving a local mystery, Encyclopedia discoveres a talent for cracking cases. The first in the series, each chapter is its own mystery which is explained in the back of the book. Some of these were a little far fetched, but for the most part this would be a great book for teaching students how to look for clues and foreshadowing in mystery texts. There wasn't enough meat to each mystery for me to really get into it, but I could see young readers enjoying the instant gratification of each mystery being solved in under ten minutes.
    • 2/5
      I never read this as a child. And that may be why I don't find it so enchanting. Perhaps I should have.In my quest to read the best literature this came up as an acquisition for my iPad. Easy to store and add to my collection. And then I started to read it.Amazon says that it is for ages 7 and up. I should have noted that. It is not like the Hardy Boys, but written as a series of puzzles for the reader to guess the answer. Short three to five page teasers.For a child, it is probably enjoyable. For an adult, we have much greater puzzles to solve than these.
    • 5/5
      This is the book that started it all. What a wonderful book and a wonderful series that builds up the children who read these! Stimulates the mind and gives children a great role model.Education is good!!!
    • 5/5
      Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective is a fun and engaging collection about a pretty clever main character, Encyclopdia. The book includes a series of short mysteries in which students are encouraged to solve on their own before turning to the page in which it gives Encyclopedia's figuring.
    • 5/5
      Leroy Brown is so smart everyone calls him Encyclopedia and when he starts helping his father, the chief of police, solve crimes a boy detective is born. The book is presented as a collection of short riddles tied together by the common story of the protagonist, Encyclopedia. The 10 page mysteries are left solved, but unsolved, so the reader has a moment to figure it out on their own before flipping to the back to find the answer. This book has definite appeal, especially to mystery lovers, as part of a long series, and containing short sections for readers at different reading levels. The 'fringe' content might be getting out of date even though the cover has been revamped. Readers in grades 1-5, boys and girls.