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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

By Chris Grabenstein
Series: Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library follows Kyle Keeley, a lively class clown and avid gamer, who wins a special overnight stay at the town's new library designed by famed gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello. When the kids find themselves locked in the library the next morning, they must unravel a series of puzzles and clues crafted by Mr. Lemoncello to find their way out.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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An ideal read for children who enjoy puzzles, games, adventure, and humorous storytelling. Suitable for young readers with a love for mystery and interactive challenges.

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In this cross between "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "A Night in the Museum, " and Agatha Award winner uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. This edition includes a Q&A, a book list, and a puzzle.

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Kyle Keeley is the class clown and a huge fan of all games—board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative game maker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the construction of the new town library.

Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot as one of twelve kids invited for an overnight sleepover in the library, hosted by Mr. Lemoncello and riddled with lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route!

Don't miss out on the thrilling adventure in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein.

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Praise for the series: A New York Times bestseller, lauded by James Patterson as "the coolest library in the world." The Washington Post highlights its action and quirky humour. Booklist starred review calls it "a worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka." Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness celebrate it as a winner for readers and game-players alike and a fun-filled, suspenseful intellectual puzzle. The School Library Journal notes it "will have readers racing to pick up the next volume."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780307931474

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 218g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Chris Grabenstein Penguin Books Series: Mr. Lemoncello's Library Young Adult

About the Author

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author of The Crossroads and The Hanging Hill as well as several adult thrillers and I FUNNY, a #1 New York Times bestseller that he coauthored with James Patterson. Chris also used to do improv, write TV and radio commercials, and has written for The Muppets. Chris was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, when he was ten. After college, he moved to New York City to become an actor and writer. Chris and his wife JJ live in New York City with three cats and a dog named Fred who starred in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Broadway.

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