Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All
Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All | Donald J. Sobol
8 posts | 7 read
Challenges readers to solve ten mysteries using the same clues as the ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown, with answers given in a separate section.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
Ruthiella
post image
Pickpick

#EBBR

My solved to stumped ratio was particularly bad in this one! 😬 Though, IMO, none of the solutions were particularly convincing. Was the author running out of ideas, I wonder?

Also, it was unpleasant reading due to one incident of animal cruelty and racist portrayals of indigenous Americans. The fact that it was the Seminole, however, it does help geolocate Idaville as being in Florida or one of its neighboring states with a coastline.

DGRachel This one was definitely not my favorite and I‘m glad I‘m not the only one who thought some of the solved involved questionable logic. I remember thinking, “well, yes, that‘s true, but what about…”. 3d
Ruthiella @DGRachel Yes. The real mystery here is why the perpetrators confess so readily when faced with such flimsy “proof” of their crimes. 😅 3d
Read4life I‘m with you on this. I think this was the weakest in the series so far and by far my least favorite. 2d
See All 6 Comments
Ruthiella @Read4life Let‘s hope the next one is better! 🤞 2d
Sace I‘m glad I wasn‘t the only one with fewer solves than usual! 2d
Ruthiella @Sace This does seem to be one of the weaker entries in the series. 2d
37 likes6 comments
blurb
DebinHawaii
post image

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Reading Encyclopedia Brown for #HappyHour tonight. My library didn‘t have Book 5 but the library bookstore had a copy for 50 cents, so I grabbed it. Since it won‘t take the whole hour, I‘ll finish up with The House on Mango Street.

Beverage is ice water (hydrating) & snack are these gummy candies. Mood is tired & sad it‘s Monday. Breathing better tonight but not looking forward to a long day of work tomorrow.

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💝. 1w
kspenmoll Glad to hear your breathing is better but sorry for your long days ahead. Try & take care of yourself as best you can.🩷 1w
AllDebooks Lots of self care this week. I hope you continue to improve xx 1w
Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛💛 1w
48 likes4 comments
review
DGRachel
post image
Panpan

I try to make allowances for the time period in which these books are written, but the racism towards Indigenous people was too egregious to overlook and it crops up in more than one case. This is one I wish I‘d skipped. #ebbr

Ruthiella Yes, it was egregious in this one. 👎 1w
43 likes1 comment
review
Read4life
post image
Pickpick

#EBBR

Well I‘m pretty sure I probably did better as a kid for this one. Even though I wasn‘t on my game, I still really enjoyed another chance to hang with Encyclopedia.

#BookSpinBingo #readyourTBR #SeriesLove2025

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 3w
Ruthiella I don‘t think I ever got one right as a kid! 😂 I loved them anyway ! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
41 likes3 comments
blurb
Sace
post image

So far Encyclopedia Brown is kicking my butt.
#EBBR

Ruthiella Uh oh! 😰😂 3w
Read4life Mine too in this book. I think I probably did better when I was a kid reading this one. 😳 3w
38 likes2 comments
blurb
Sace
post image

I‘m not in a slump, but I‘m not reading as much as usual. I‘m not going to slow down on the #EBBR though! I‘ve got my journal page ready.

@Ruthiella

Ruthiella Yay! I wish you luck in solving the puzzles along side Encyclopedia. 😃 3w
39 likes1 comment
blurb
LitsyEvents
post image

repost for @Ruthiella:

Hello #EBBR armchair detectives! I hope all are having a good weekend, especially if you're in the US and have Monday off. This is a quick reminder to get your mitts on the book for June.

I vaguely recognize the cover of this one, so may have read it before? 🤔 We‘ll see if anything feels familiar.

This monthly #buddyread is open to all! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from the tag list, let me know. 😃

Ruthiella Thank you! 😊 1mo
29 likes1 comment
blurb
Ruthiella
post image

Hello #EBBR armchair detectives! I hope all are having a good weekend, especially if you are in the US and have Monday off. This is a quick reminder to get your mitts on the next book for June.

I vaguely recognize the cover of this one, so may have read it before? 🤔 We‘ll see if anything feels familiar when I dive in.

This monthly buddy read is open to all! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from the tag list, let me know. 😃

Sace I‘ve got my mitts on my copy! I look forward to starting every month with Encyclopedia Brown 😊 1mo
Ruthiella @Sace It‘s also something I fondly anticipate each month. It‘s a small vacation from heavier books. 😊 1mo
MatchlessMarie I must have missed this challenge when you first posted it! I started rereading these in order a few years back. It was one of my favorites as a kid but never read them in order. I‘d love to join yall once you get to book 14 - EB Carries On. That‘s where I left off on my reread. But I‘ll be creeping the hashtag for discussions 👀 3w
Ruthiella @MatchlessMarie So happy to have you on board! I will add you to the tag list. 😃 3w
42 likes4 comments