false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166641209m/14652.jpg 789344 17 A Civil War sword, missing roller skates, a trapeze artist's inheritance, a ghost who whistles, eight stuffed penguins... Is there any case this kid can't crack? Introduce your favorite bookworm to boy detective Encyclopedia Brown, fifth-grade mastermind behind Idaville's police force, "a complete library walking around in sneakers." Each book is set up so that readers can try to solve the case along with the boy genius, and the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back. This introductory set includes four paperbacks: Donald J. Sobol's <I>Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (Book 1)</I>, <I>Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Book 2)</I>, <I>Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (Book 3)</I>, and <I>Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (Book 4)</I>. (Ages 7 to 12) 1998683 book 1963 Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown) total:1970|5:567|4:747|3:568|2:76|1:12| 1970 7691 2243 121 5 4 false false Mon Sep 01 12:25:36 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 12:43:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Tue Nov 20 06:15:21 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 06:27:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Oct 02 14:14:17 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 14:22:12 -0700 2008
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Found them again with my daughter, and we liked them in theory, but in practice, going to sleep isn't the best time to figure things out.
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Hey, if I see a copy lying around today, I'll drop whatever I'm doing and try to read it.

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