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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!
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DONALD J. SOBOL
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt Illustrated by Gail Owens
For the Townleys— Susan, George, Bryan, Laura, and Brent
Text copyright © 1988 by Donald J. Sobol. Illustrations copyright © 1988 by William Morrow and Company, Inc., and Bantam Books, Inc. "The Case of the Stolen Jewels first appeared in the Bantam edition of Encyclopedia Brown and the Case oftheMysterumHandprints, Copyright © 1986 by Donald J. Sobol. All rights reserved. No part of tltf book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic 01 mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage ant retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019. Printed in the United States of America. 8 9 10 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sobol, Donald J., 1924Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the treasure hunt. Summary: America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers continues his war on crime i" ten more cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book. [1. Mystery and detective stories] I. Owens, Gail, ill. II. Title. PZ7.S68524Epb 1988 [Fie] 87-22048 ISBN 0-688-06955-X
Contents The Case of the Masked Robber The Case of the Round Pizza The Case of Bugs's Zebra The Case of the Treasure Hunt The Case of the Stolen Jewels The Case of the Painting Contest The Case of Orson's Tree The Case of Lathrop's Hobby The Case of the Leaking Tent The Case of the Worm Pills Solution to The Case of the Masked Robber Solution to The Case of the Round Pizza Solution to The Case of Bugs's Zebra Solution to The Case of the Treasure Hunt Solution to The Case of the Stolen Jewels Solution to The Case of the Painting Contest Solution to The Case of Orson's Tree Solution to The Case of Lathrop's Hobby Solution to The Case of the Leaking Tent Solution to The Case of the Worm Pills
The Case of the Masked Robber In police stations across the United States, the same question was asked again and again. Why did every grown-up or child who broke the law in Idaville get caught? Idaville looked like an ordinary seaside town. It had clean beaches, two delicatessens, and three movie theaters. It had churches, a synagogue, four banks, and a Little League. What made Idaville different from anyplace in the world was a redbrick house on Rover Avenue. For there lived ten-year-old Encyclopedia Brown, America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers. Encyclopedia's father was chief of police, When Chief Brown came up against a crime that he could not solve, he knew what to do. He put on his hat and went home to dinner. At the table, he told Encyclopedia the facts of the case. Usually Encyclopedia solved the mystery before dessert. If he needed a few extra minutes, his mother was disappointed. Chief Brown never told anyone the secret of his success. Who would believe him? Who would believe that the brains behind Idaville's war on crime hadn't yet raised the seat of his two-wheeler? Encyclopedia never let slip a word about the help