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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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I never read these as a kid. I did enjoy them as a logic puzzle lover. It did cause me to go look and see if some books from my childhood are available. Such as the dear america series, animorphs and goosebumps and they are available through the library.
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Ruthiella Awesome! I loved them as a kid and am having fun revisiting. Do you want me to tag you about future #EBBR posts? 7h

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LitsyEvents

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch | Donald J Sobol

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Hello reading friends! This is a gentle reminder to get your hands on a copy of the tagged second Encyclopedia Brown book for March.

This buddy read is open to all. If anyone wants to be tagged, please let me know! 😃

Ruthiella Thank you! 😊 2d

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Ruthiella

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch | Donald J Sobol

#EBBR

Hello reading friends! This is a gentle reminder to get your hands on a copy of the tagged second Encyclopedia Brown book for March.

This buddy read is open to all. If anyone wants to be tagged, please let me know! 😃

@LitsyEvents

DebinHawaii, DGRachel, Read4life, bookandbedandtea, Sace, InkedBookworm13, TheAromaofBooks, bthegood

Sace Got it! Looking forward to it! 2d

bookandbedandtea I've got it! ❤️ 2d

Ruthiella @Sace @bookandbedandtea Awesome! 🤩 2d

DGRachel My library has it available via Libby. YAY!! 1d

Ruthiella @DGRachel Yahoo! 😃 1d

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Ruthiella

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

Hey #EBBR reading friends! I hope you all had fun solving cases with Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown. I freely admit, one stumped me (The Civil War Sword) and one I got only b/c I remembered the solution (The Happy Nephew). As an adult, I do think some of Encyclopedia‘s deductions would not hold up in court 😂

1. Did any particular case stand out to you over another?

2. Are you interested in continuing reading the next books with me on Litsy?

DebinHawaii, DGRachel, Read4life, bookandbedandtea, Sace, InkedBookworm13, TheAromaofBooks, bthegood

Read4life I really enjoyed revisiting these stories. I‘m in to continue reading them. 🤓 1w

TheAromaofBooks I was relieved to find that I was somewhat better at solving these as an adult 😂 But there were definitely a couple of times that the solution didn't feel like it was 100% the only possibility. Still, these were super fun and I'm definitely planning to keep reading!! 1w

bthegood I'm in for more, like others have said, I'm glad they don't stump me as much as an adult. I was was thrown by Encyclopedia saving his pulled tooth for his friend that collects teeth, don't remember what I thought of that when I originally read them🤪 (edited) 1w

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DGRachel @bthegood the tooth collection freaked me out! I have a vague memory of trying to read one of these as a kid and bailing because I couldn‘t get any of the solutions so I was very pleased to figure some of them out this time! I‘m absolutely game for more of these. I really enjoyed the format and agree wholeheartedly that the solves might not hold up. 🤣🤣 1w

bthegood @DGRachel glad I wasn't the only one😆 1w

Sace Oh I would love to continue reading these books! 1w

bookandbedandtea I'm reading this with my grandson- which is a delight!- but we're only halfway through so we haven't come to the teeth yet 😬 So far my favorite mystery has been the bank robber. 1w

Ruthiella @Read4life Awesome! I‘m totally enjoying this walk down memory lane also. 1w

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I was seriously worried I would be as flummoxed as I was at 10! 😂 With age does come wisdom, thankfully! 1w

Ruthiella @bthegood I wonder if the tooth collection doesn‘t have some basis in fact? 🤔 I collected pennies and matchbooks as a kid (all spent now). Kids do sometimes have weird ideas! 😂 (edited) 1w

Ruthiella @Sace Great! I‘m totally having fun and they take no time at all to read. 1w

Ruthiella @bookandbedandtea Oh, what a great way to read these. The Bank Robbery one was one where I particularly thought that were it not for the actual evidence of the cash under the mattress, the clues could have been explained away by a good lawyer! But in kids mysteries, the criminal always confesses when confronted it seems! 😂 1w

bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella Oh I totally agree with you that a competent lawyer could have torn holes in that case, were it not for the money! I think I liked that he needed to investigate a bit rather than solve the case while eating dinner. And it's a good point that criminals seem to blab everything when confronted with a child detective! 😂 1w

Sace @Ruthiella soon it will be the crazy busy school season and I will need books that don‘t require lots of time and bandwidth. These will be perfect for that. 1w

bthegood @Ruthiella could have some basis in fact....🥴 1w

DebinHawaii I definitely was better solving these as an adult, but I did vaguely remember a few of them or similar stories/problems to solve with the solutions. 😆 It was fun & they are quick & easy reads, so I‘m in for reading more! 1w

Ruthiella @DebinHawaii Fantastic! Let‘s see how we fare with the next collection! 1w

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DebinHawaii

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

It was fun to go back to my childhood detective days & reread the first book with #EBBR I remembered most of the stories in this one & how smart they made me feel when I managed to figure them out as a child (& now as an adult although I don‘t know how much was memory & how much was getting hopefully smarter as I aged!) 😉😂 I have the 2nd book checked out from the library & I‘m looking forward to it.

DieAReader, Andrew65, Ruthiella, TheSpineView

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2w

Texreader I reread some of these books with my son when he was young. So much fun!! 2w

Ruthiella I also enjoyed seeing how well I was able follow the clues as an adult vs as a child. 2w

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DebinHawaii

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Encyclopedia Brown for #EBBR & when I finish it I may try to start Run or I may go to sleep. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The dried cinnamon Fuji apples are pretty much total sugar but they are so darn good! 😋

How did Monday get here so soon again? 😬 It‘s going to be another busy work week but teaching workshops online so no Hilo trip.

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, Ruthiella, AllDebooks

Ruthiella Sounds like a perfect evening. ☺️ 2w

TheBookHippie 🙃 pure sugar is needed! 2w

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DGRachel

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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DELIGHTFUL! I can‘t believe I never read these as a kid. I adore the format - short stories with the solution to the mysteries at the end, giving you time to puzzle out the solution, if you can. This was a lot of fun. #EBBR

Ruthiella

TheBookHippie They are still popular in our elementary school library. 2w

AlaMich I was a big fan of these. I don‘t think I ever once figured out the mystery before the end. Not sure what that says about me. 🤪 2w

Sace @AlaMich I never figured them out either! Though I remembered the solution to The Case of the Civil War Sword. Why I should remember it is beyond me! 😂 2w

DGRachel @Sace @AlaMich 10 year old me would not have been able to figure these out. I think I got most of these on this read because I knew to pay careful attention and also because some of them are now brain teaser tropes. 2w

Ruthiella @AlaMich @Sace @DGRachel I was always stumped by them too! 😂 I remembered the solution to The Happy Nephew - weird what sticks in our heads! 2w

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bookandbedandtea

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

This made me laugh. I wonder if that's been there since 1963 or if it's been added to new editions to help the post-internet generations. 🤔😁
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Ruthiella 😂 I think it was in the original, but it is doubly important to emphasize to kids today. 2w

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Read4life

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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I loved this series as a kid and really enjoyed revisiting the first book for #EBBR. I had the entire series and both of my kids read them when they were younger. Such a fun series and format.

#BookSpinBingo #readyourTBR #SeriesLove2025

Andrew65, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks

Ruthiella Such great books for mystery lovers, young and old. 😃 2w

TheAromaofBooks I've been glad to find that I'm slightly better at solving these mysteries now than I was as a kid 😂 2w

Read4life @Ruthiella I completely agree!! 🤓 2w

Read4life @TheAromaofBooks I own all of them but I‘m not at home. I borrowed the audiobook from Libby. When they asked how Encyclopedia knew I would say the answer out loud. I was wearing headphones so hubby had no idea what I was listening to. The first couple surprised him & then he just ignored me. 😆 2w

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