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A review by maryehavens
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol
1.0
The kids gave this 5 stars but I think they were punch-drunk from lack of sleep on this birthday weekend.
Ugh. So, this was written in 1965 but I've read older things (hello Wizard of Oz and Little House in the Big Woods) that had less time specific vernacular than this. It was like putting itching powder in the daily wash! (one of these anachronisms).
I get that the cases are supposed to be hard for 3rd-6th graders but they were dumb. And not just easy dumb, but dumb. I used to really enjoy Encyclopedia Brown but it does not last the test of time. We were barreling through it to get to something else.
NEXT!
Ugh. So, this was written in 1965 but I've read older things (hello Wizard of Oz and Little House in the Big Woods) that had less time specific vernacular than this. It was like putting itching powder in the daily wash! (one of these anachronisms).
I get that the cases are supposed to be hard for 3rd-6th graders but they were dumb. And not just easy dumb, but dumb. I used to really enjoy Encyclopedia Brown but it does not last the test of time. We were barreling through it to get to something else.
NEXT!