Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1973 · Est. 1 hour read

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

By Donald J. Sobol

Part of the Encyclopedia Brown series

A young detective solves baffling mysteries with his trivia skills.

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96 pages· 8,427 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Meet Encyclopedia, a ten-year-old detective with a knack for trivia. By day, he runs a detective agency for neighborhood kids. By night, he helps his police chief dad crack the town's toughest cases. Each book presents ten perplexing mysteries, inviting readers to solve them alongside Encyclopedia. Can you match wits with this young sleuth and uncover the truth?

From the publisher

As Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, 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 some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun–it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Words
8,427
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
560L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about familyBooks about detectivesBooks about kids solving mysteries
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The series

The Encyclopedia Brown series

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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Series
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Ages 7–10 · 1963

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

Ages 7–10 · 1965
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Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Ages 8–12 · 1966
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Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Ages 8–11 · 1967
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~N
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
10663
Publication
Published
April 1, 2008
First published
January 1, 1973
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142410851

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