Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race
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On your marks. Get set. Read! From what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world” to the race of a lifetime, follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure! By the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose…
“A worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.” —Booklist, starred review of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Everyone’s favorite game maker, Mr. Lemoncello, is testing out his new fabulous fact-finding frenzy game. Kyle Keeley and the other lucky finalists will go on a great race—by bicycle, bookmobile, even Mr. Lemoncello’s corporate banana jet!—to find fascinating facts about famous Americans—and win spectacular prizes.…
When I talk to kids about my new book THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, I torture them with a tale of electronics deprivation.
"My main character, Billy Gillfoyle," I say, "is spending the summer in a cabin on a lake. There is no cable, no TV, no DVR, no X-Box, no PlayStation 3. There isn't even an old-fashioned VCR."
By this point, the kids' gasps become audible.
"On his first day at the cabin," I continue, "Billy drops his iPhone and it shatters. The nearest Apple store is several hundred miles away."
Jaws drop. The kids are practically weeping – just like my hero, Billy Gillfoyle. He mopes around the cabin after the demise of his iPhone and ends up…