Chris Grabenstein

Book ReviewEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Reviewer's Rating: 
5
This book was so good I'm going to throw a brick through the bookstore window so I can have my own hardcover copy RIGHT NOW!
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Publisher: 
Random House, 2013

I knew this book would be good for two reasons. My 'reluctant reader' 10 year old daughter told me I 'had to, had to, HAD to' read it and it was rated in the top ten books of 2013 at Goodreads.com. Pun intended, the author's last name is a great one for his style of reading which 'grabs' you. This is an adventure novel with action that makes it hard to put down. In addition, there are mind-teaser puzzles you can pause reading to try and sleuth on your own before reading further and finding the answer. The other intelligent twist to it all is a...