Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

by Chris Grabenstein

Can you find your way out of what James Patterson calls the “coolest library in the world”? Join gamer-fan Kyle Keeley as he competes in the escape game of a lifetime!
 
From the coauthor of I Funny and Max Einstein—and with 100+ weeks on the the New York Times Times bestseller list—the LEMONCELLO books are laugh-out-loud, puzzle-packed, MUST-READS for classrooms and homes across America. 
 
When Kyle Keeley learns that the world's world’s most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town’s new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, Kyle is determined to be there! But the tricky part isn’t getting into the library—it’s getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must catch every clue and solve every puzzle to find the hidden escape route!
 
Enjoy bonus content in the back—extra puzzles, an author Q & A, and more! And don’t miss the puzzle-packed sequels: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics, Mr. Lemoncello’s Great Library Race, Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game, and Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket!

44 STATE AWARD LISTS AND COUNTING
100+ WEEKS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST
* “A worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.” —Booklist, starred review

• ISBN10: 0307931471
• ISBN13: 9780307931474
• Publish Date: 24 June 2014 (first published 1 January 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 4 February 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
• Format: Paperback (US Digest)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780307931474

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

"Like you said, this is just a Move Back Three Spaces card. A Take a Walk on the Boardwalk when someone else owns it. It's a chute in Chutes and Ladders.
A detour to the Molasses Swamp in Candy Land!"

I really did enjoy this book, but I do wonder if a middle grader will feel the same.

I loved how Grabenstein made libraries sound like such a magical place.
"Using a library can make learning about anything (and everything) fun," he wrote. "When you're in a library, researching a topic, you're on a scavenger
hunt, looking for clues and prizes in books instead of your attic or backyard."
I would love for there to be a library like this. I mean who wouldn't want a mannequin to be able to tell you your family history, or to see a lion walking through the animals' section. This is the stuff of every kid's dream, plus there were even technology references and some social media references as well (but I really didn't see the point of them, as I don't feel like 12 year old's should have a Twitter/Facebook).

While I see a lot of other people didn't really like the ending. I found it to be a good one, and it had been leaning towards that from the middle.


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