Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1974 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand

By Donald J. Sobol

Part of the Encyclopedia Brown series

Can you solve ten baffling mysteries before the boy sleuth does?

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96 pages· 9,821 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Encyclopedia Brown faces ten perplexing mysteries: a giant footprint, counterfeit cash, and a missing silver dollar. With only cryptic clues like a threatening letter and an exploding toilet, can he unravel the truth? Each case challenges his sharp mind, but can you outsmart the world's greatest boy sleuth before the answers are revealed?

From the publisher

“Match Wits With The World’s Greatest Boy Sleuth” A huge footprint in the soft earth . . . counterfeit money in a bird’s nest . . . threatening letter . . . an exploding toilet . . . a missing silver dollar . . . and a stolen newspaper clipping that could be valuable! These are the only traces left at the scene of ten brain-twisting crimes. But it’s that Encyclopedia Brown, boy super sleuth, needs to solve them.Answers are in the back, but can you solve the mysteries first?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Words
9,821
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
580L
Themes & topics
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The series

The Encyclopedia Brown series

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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

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Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

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Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
36377
Publication
Published
June 1, 2008
First published
January 1, 1974
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142411056

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