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, bthegoodRead4life I really enjoyed revisiting these stories. I‘m in to continue reading them. 🤓 3d
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!! 3d
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) 3d
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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. 🤣🤣 3d
bthegood @DGRachel glad I wasn't the only one😆 3d
Sace Oh I would love to continue reading these books! 3d
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. 3d
Ruthiella @Read4life Awesome! I‘m totally enjoying this walk down memory lane also. 3d
Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I was seriously worried I would be as flummoxed as I was at 10! 😂 With age does come wisdom, thankfully! 3d
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) 3d
Ruthiella @Sace Great! I‘m totally having fun and they take no time at all to read. 3d
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! 😂 3d
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! 😂 3d
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. 3d
bthegood @Ruthiella could have some basis in fact....🥴 3d
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! 3d
Ruthiella @DebinHawaii Fantastic! Let‘s see how we fare with the next collection! 3d
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