Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Ratings31
Average rating3.7
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Ratings31
Average rating3.7
Join Kyle as he uses all his gamer skills to solve the puzzle that is Mr Lemoncello's extraordinary library. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this the action-packedNew York Times bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny and other bestselling series with James Patterson! 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 famous and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the town's brand-new super library that is as much a home for tech and trickery as it is for stories. Kyle is lucky enough to win a coveted spot as one of twelve kids invited for a puzzle-packed lock-in on the library's opening night, hosted by Mr. Lemoncello. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret riddle to find the hidden escape route . . . !
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4 primary booksMr. Lemoncello's Library is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Chris Grabenstein.
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This was a cute little pro-reading book for kids. The core messages: work together and read books, were a little heavy-handed for an adult reader. The puzzles were cute, but relatively slim (the characters solved any of the puzzles quite quickly, so the reader didn't have a lot of time to puzzle through.) It's hard to tell as an adult reader whether this will hold up to true classics of the genre, such as the Westing Game, but I'll definitely get it for my daughter when she's old enough.
nothing hugely wrong with this book, I'm probably just about 20 years too old to enjoy it.
I think 4th/5th grade me would have really enjoyed this. Can see some 4-6th graders liking it, though the librarian-ness was too heavy handed. I did really like the constant references to other great kids books. I know some kids will seek out some of those titles.
What a clever book! It is fun and makes you think. It has team building and friendships. It is really one of the most fun books that I have read in a while.
