Donald J. Sobol Books In Order

Encyclopedia Brown Books In Publication Order

  1. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963)
  2. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (1965)
  3. Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (1966)
  4. Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (1967)
  5. Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All (1968)
  6. Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (1969)
  7. Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (1970)
  8. Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down (1971)
  9. Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way (1972)
  10. Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case (1973)
  11. Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (1974)
  12. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles (1975)
  13. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor (1977)
  14. Encyclopedia Brown Carries On (1980)
  15. Encyclopedia Brown Sets The Pace (1982)
  16. Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case (1982)
  17. Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (1982)
  18. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints (1985)
  19. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt (1988)
  20. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers (1990)
  21. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies (1994)
  22. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo’s Nose (1996)
  23. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog (1998)
  24. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander (1999)
  25. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (2003)
  26. Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth (2009)
  27. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs (2010)
  28. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime (2011)
  29. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme (2012)
  30. Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever (2013)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Secret Agents Four (1967)
  2. Greta the Strong (1970)
  3. Milton, the Model A (1971)
  4. Angie’s First Case (1981)
  5. The Amazing Power of Ashur Fine (1986)
  6. My Name is Amelia (1994)

Collections In Publication Order

  1. Two-Minute Mysteries (1969)
  2. Two-Minute Mysteries Collection (1969)
  3. More Two-Minute Mysteries (1971)
  4. Still More Two-Minute Mysteries (1975)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk (1961)
  2. The Amazons of Greek Mythology (1973)
  3. True Sea Adventures (1975)
  4. Encyclopedia Brown’s Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (With: ) (1979)
  5. Disaster (1979)
  6. Encyclopedia Brown’s Second Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (1981)
  7. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of Wacky Crimes (1982)
  8. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of Wacky Spies (With: ) (1984)
  9. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book Of Wacky Sports (1984)
  10. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of Wacky Animals (1985)
  11. Encyclopedia Brown’s Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (1985)
  12. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of Wacky Cars (With: ) (1987)
  13. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of the Wacky Outdoors (1987)
  14. Encyclopedia Brown’s Book Of Strange But True Crimes (With: ) (1992)

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Donald J. Sobol Books Overview

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten year old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten year old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten year old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten year old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun-it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand

The solutions to 10 mysteries solved by Leroy ‘Encyclopedia’ Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the 10-year-old mastermind of Idaville’s war on crime.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles

Solve some more puzzling mysteries with super sleuth Encyclopedia Brown!

Leroy Brown is back in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

Solve some more puzzling mysteries with super sleuth Encyclopedia Brown!

Leroy Brown is back in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville’s ten year old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Sets The Pace

America’s Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is back! 10 favorite mysteries with a bold new cover look. Match wits with Encyclopedia Brown and see if you can solve these mysteries before he does! A valuable painting is stolen, and almost everyone in the neighborhood is a suspect. How will Encyclopedia discover the real thief? Who really won the bubblegum blowing contest, and who cheated? Someone in town claims that they invented a machine that can make roosters crow. Is this story just a lot of cock a doodle doo?…
and more!

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case

For the first time in twenty five years, Encyclopedia Brown is back with ten new cases! Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville’s ten year old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the police department, and every night Encyclopedia helps him get to the bottom of his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten of his newest and most confounding mysteries, including a case of a missing butterfly brooch, some stolen Confederate stamps, a forgetful jewel thief, and more. With the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance to solve the mystery themselves! Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information it s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake!

America’s Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is back! 10 favorite mysteries with a bold new cover look. Match wits with Encyclopedia Brown and see if you can solve these mysteries before he does! A valuable painting is stolen, and almost everyone in the neighborhood is a suspect. How will Encyclopedia discover the real thief? Who really won the bubblegum blowing contest, and who cheated? Someone in town claims that they invented a machine that can make roosters crow. Is this story just a lot of cock a doodle doo?…
and more!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints

Who hid the blond wig in the trash can near the Yacht Club…
why does Tyrone Taylor have a black eye…
and what about the mysterious handprints outside Mr. Heiden’s cottage?Who knows? Encyclopedia Brown, of course! America’s Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is back, with ten brand new solve it yourself mysteries to challenge and amaze his fans. You can match wits with the ten year old super sleuth as he and his partner, Sally Kimball, track down clues and make some startling discoveries as they work to keep Idaville in order. There are puzzling problems of missing property, sabotaged races, a frame up involving the boy wonder himself, and even a case of unrequited love. And if you get stuck, you can turn to the back of the book to see how Encyclopedia solved the mystery. But don’t peek until you’re stumped!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

How can a leftover slice of pizza point to a thief? What does an upside down year have to do with a street address? And why will a turned around clue catch a cheating treasure hunter?Encyclopedia Brown knows! America’s most popular boy detective is back, with ten brand new solve it yourself mysteries to challenge and entertain his fans. You can match wits with the ten year old supersleuth as he and his partner, Sally Kimball, puzzle over clues and make some surprising discoveries. Their case load includes artistic cheats, phony worm pills, a leaking tent, and one of the world’s slowest growing trees. And if you’re stumped, Encyclopedia tells how he did it in the back of the book. But don’t peek until you’re stuck!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers

Who knows how a handleless teacup can point to a thief? What a pair of soggy sneakers has to do with three stolen fishing rods? How the word ‘Crabcake’ can reveal the identity of a kidnapper? Encyclopedia Brown knows?The world’s youngest supersleuth is here with ten brand new solve it yourself mysteries to challenge and entertain his fans. Match wits with the ten year old detective as he and his junior partner, Sally Kimball, puzzle over brainteasers and coded messages, intrigues and whodunits. Their case load includes a perplexing calendar code, three water filled canoes, a missing shopping bag, and a hundred year old treasure tree. And if you’re stumped, you can find out how Encyclopedia did it in the back of the book. But don’t peek until you’re really stuck!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In each book, fifth grade detective ”Encyclopedia” Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries. Solutions are found in the back of the book, challenging readers to practice their own skills as sleuths and critical thinkers.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo’s Nose

Encyclopedia Brown, the secret weapon in Idaville’s war on crime, is back with 10 all new mysteries to solve. Bugs Meany and his tricky Tigers are back, too. And Wilford Wiggins, lazy as a bedpost, is still dreaming up ways to part little kids from their allowances. But with the help of Sally Kimball, the prettiest and the toughest girl in the fifth grade, Encyclopedia can solve any case. From Pablo’s missing nose to racing reptiles that become snake snacks, the answers to all the cases are in the back of the book but can you solve them on your own first?

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog

Will Wilford Wiggins finally part the kids of Idaville from their hard-earned allowances? Can Encyclopedia stop Sally from belting Bugs Meany into the next millennium? What happens when performances art comes to Idaville? To find the answers–and to solve the mysteries of the sleepy beagle and the shower singers–read the continuing adventures of the world’s most famous boy detective.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander

A new title in the bestselling series about the world’s greatest supersleuth in sneakers!

A slippery salamander, a banana burglar, a judge who’s run away, and a presidential toothbrush…
these are just some of the clues that the world’s greatest young detective must use to solve 10 all new mysteries. Young readers can try to solve the cases alongside Encyclopedia the answers to all the mysteries are in the back of the book.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs

Can the secret weapon in Idaville’s war on crime really be a ten year old boy in sneakers? It can if it s Encyclopedia Brown! Encyclopedia is back with ten all new mysteries to solve, along with the help of his partner, Sally Kimball, the prettiest and toughest girl in the fifth grade. They ll have to face Bugs Meany, who s up to his old tricks, and Wilford Wiggins, who s still dreaming up new schemes to trick the kids of Idaville out of their money. Plus there s lots of new characters too!The solutions to all the mysteries are in the back but can you solve them first?From the Hardcover edition.

Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth

With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of police, and every night Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten new and even more confounding mysteries, including a case of a stolen watch, disappearing money, a headless ghost, and more. And with the clues given in each case, you can solve these mysteries too! Interactive and chock-full of interesting bits of informationNitOs classic Encyclopedia Brown!

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs

Encyclopedia Brown is back, protecting Idaville from swindlers, con men, and thieves. Since 1963 this brainy crime stopper has been a favorite character among middle grade readers. Follow the boy detective on ten new mysteries, including the puzzle of a giant shark tooth and the whodunit of a secret shipwreck. As fans of the series know, solutions can be found in the back so that readers can solve the cases, too.

Secret Agents Four

Little did Ken and his buddies Orv, Horseshoes, and Bo know just how exciting their summer was to be. Instead of perfecting a few of Orv’s earthshaking inventions some of which even worked, sometimes, who would have pictured their joining forces with the good guys, Mongoose, in a heroic attempt to foil Cobra’s latest nefarious plot? It is not long before V.A.C.U.U.M. Volunteer Agents Crusading Unsteadily Under Mongoose is officially born. Add one ‘Beautiful Assistant Gangbuster,’ Mary Evans full title, V.A.C.U.U.M. B.A.G., a modest fleet of vintage cars and a World War I De Havilland and the fun is about to begin. Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown books, tickles his reader’s curiosity and funny bone in this hilarious tale of friendship, ingenuity, and smashing achievement.

Two-Minute Mysteries

Whether testing their own sleuthing abilities by working against the clock or enjoying the intrigue of unraveling each case, readers will delight in the spine tingling puzzlers in each of these short but thrilling mysteries.

Two-Minute Mysteries Collection

This is a collection of three of Donald J. Sobol’s books: Two Minute Mysteries, More Two Minute Mysteries, and Still More Two Minute Mysteries.

Still More Two-Minute Mysteries

Sixty three ‘quickie’ mysteries for you to solve.

The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk

The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their history making flight.

Encyclopedia Brown’s Book Of Strange But True Crimes (With: )

A collection of unbelievable stories right out of Encyclopedia Brown’s own notebooks includes the tale of blow torch wielding safecrackers, a purse snatching elephant, and the groom who got himself arrested in order to miss his own wedding.

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