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In the sixth to eleventh books of the Encyclopedia Brown series, ten‑year‑old Leroy Brown continues his detective work for the neighborhood kids. With his encyclopedic trivia, he solves ten mysteries in each book, and the puzzles are presented with all clues so readers can try their own solutions. Every evening at the family table, Encyclopedia assists his father—chief of the Idaville police department—in untangling particularly perplexing cases.
First publish date: July 1, 1979
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Donald J. Sobol
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