Donald J. Sobol

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born

in New York, New York, The United States

October 04, 1924

died

July 11, 2012

gender

male

genre

Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers

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Donald J. Sobol was an award-winning writer best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series. Mr. Sobol passed away in July of 2012.

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Donald J. Sobol's Books

Average rating: 3.96 · 32,216 ratings · 738 reviews · 78 distinct works · Similar authors

	Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 15,735 ratings — published 1963 — 30 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (Encyclopedia Brown, #15 1/2) by Donald J. Sobol, Glenn Andrews 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,493 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Encyclopedia Brown, #2) by Donald J. Sobol, Leonard W. Shortall (Illustrator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — published 1965 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All (Encyclopedia Brown, #5) by Donald J. Sobol, Leonard W. Shortall (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,211 ratings — published 1968 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down (Encyclopedia Brown, #8) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 1971 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (Encyclopedia Brown, #4) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 1967 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (Encyclopedia Brown, #3) by Donald J. Sobol, Leonard W. Shortall (Illustrator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 934 ratings — published 1966 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Sets The Pace (Encyclopedia Brown, #15) by Donald J. Sobol, Ib Ohlsson (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 688 ratings — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (Encyclopedia Brown, #7) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1970 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers (Encyclopedia Brown, #18) by Donald J. Sobol, Gail Owens (Illustrator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown (27 books)
by Donald J. Sobol
3.957300411522634 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 30,375 ratings

Quotes by Donald J. Sobol

“The case called for plain, old-fashioned police leg work!”
― Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

tags: detective

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“When a passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet at him melodiously first, but if he still obstacles your passage, then tootle him with vigor.”
― Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars

tags: humor

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