Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol, 112 pages

In this volume, Encyclopedia Brown outwits Bugs Meaney not once but twice, foils a bank robbery getaway, and visits Texas.

 

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald Sobol, 88 pages

From the MARC: "Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same."

On my tour of the books of my childhood, I'm enjoying revisiting the world of Encyclopedia Brown.  As an adult, it's a little like playing the home version of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"