Synopses & Reviews
Encyclopedia Brown 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 funits classic Encyclopedia Brown!
I loved Encyclopedia Brown as a kid.”Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Synopsis
When Harry and his friends get left out of their teacher's wedding, they invite themselves
The long-awaited day is finally here: Miss Mackle is getting married The only problem is that she didn't invite any of her Room 3B students to the wedding. The kids don't understand it: a wedding is a time for families to be together, and they are Miss Mackle's Room 3B family--which is important since her father is in the military overseas and won't be home for the wedding. So Harry comes up with a plan to sneak his pals into the wedding ceremony. It seems like the kids are going to make a horrible mess of their teacher's wedding... until Major Mackle shows up just in time
Praise for the Horrible Harry series: "Room 2B is every child's dream...This is one school story which rates an A+."--
School Library Journal (Horrible Harry and the Green Slime) "Another perfect chapter book for transitional readers."--School Library Journal (Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom)
"Kline has an exceptional talent for capturing the language, humor, and group dynamics of a primary grade classroom... An attractive read for children just beginning to tackle novel length fiction."--School Library Journal (Song Lee in Room 2B)
About the Author
Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers' Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.