Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Fun! I used to read Encyclopedia Brown, and so it was nice to revisit this as an adult! Amazingly, I was only able to solve some of the detective stories, not all of them! I find them well-written, clever, and fun to read. The writing contains some sense of wry humor as well.......more

My dad and I finished the third collection of Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. These stories allow the reader to see both Encyclopedia and his father, Chief Brown, in action as they solve crimes and expose all the criminals. In this collection, Encyclopedia looks into a missing statue that a movie actr......more

This early Encyclopedia Brown installment includes some mysteries that weren't ill-intentioned in the early sixties but definitely didn't age well, and if a kid is going to read through the whole series, a parent should be aware of and discuss the racial stereotyping in this volume related to Native......more

"My Parents Just Wanted Me to Commit Crime" the therapy journals of Bugs Meany.......more

Encyclopedia Brown is not your normal fifth grader. He's a regular Sherlock! And your kids will appreciate the genius way in which he's able to put clues together ... and how you have to turn to the back of the book for the big reveal! It's a clever format that enables you to have a chance at solvin......more