Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race

Posted on 09 July 2017 by Chris Grabenstein

1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puzzle packed MR LEMONCELLO adventure On your marks Get set Lemon, cello, GO Everyone s favorite game maker, Mr Lemoncello, is testing out his new FABULOUS FACT FINDING FRENZY game If Kyle can make it through the first round, he and the other lucky finalists will go on a great race by bicycle, bookmobile, and even Mr Lemoncello s corporate banana jet to find fascinating facts about famous Americans The first to bring their facts back to the library will win spectacular prizes But when a few surprising facts surface about Mr Lemoncello, it might be GO TO JAIL and LOSE A TURN all at once Could Kyle s hero be a fraud It s winner take all, so Kyle and the other kids will have to dig deep to find out the truth before the GAME is OVER for Mr Lemoncello and his entire fantastic empire Filled with brand new puzzles and games including a hidden bonus puzzle , this fast paced read will have gamers and readers alike racing to the finish line because, like Mr Lemoncello s commercials say, IS IT FUN HELLO IT S A LEMONCELLO An ode to libraries and literature that is a worthy successor to the original madman puzzle master himself, Willy Wonka Booklist,Starred, on Escape from Mr Lemoncello s Library Just as much of an adventure as the first The Washington Post, on Mr Lemoncello s Library Olympics Free Read eBook Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race author Chris Grabenstein – kino-fada.fr I enjoyed this third installment of Mr Lemoncello I felt it was a bitpredictable than the first two and I didn t think the bad guys would give away as much info as they did, thus the four star vs five star review I loved the important message of being careful to research facts thoroughly In our current climate of fake news and alternative facts I feel this message is absolutely necessary especially with students who need to understand Wikipedia is not the best sole source for fa I enjoyed this third installm...This breaks my heart, and is going to be an unpopular opinion on Goodreads, but I just didn t like this one as much as the first two in the series and NOT because it s nonfiction based As a librarian, I loved that nonfiction took center stage in the story and that QUALITY research checking sources, not jumping to conclusions, verifying information, etc was emphasized.My problem was the race itself none of the stages lasted that long or seemed that exciting Even when the kids FLEW TO ANOTHE This breaks my heart, and is going to be an unpopular opinion on Goodreads, but I just didn t like this one as much as the first two in the series and NOT because it s nonfiction based As a librarian, I loved that nonfiction took center stage in the story and that QUALITY research checking sources, not jumping to conclusions, verifying information, etc was emphasized.My problem was the race itself none of the stages lasted that long or seemed that exciting Even when the kids FLEW TO ANOTHER STATE the event only lasted a page or two and then they were back on the plane alsoparents letting their tweens jet set around the country unchaperoned O kaaaaay I actually preferred the later ...Game maker Luigi L Lemoncello is testing his Fabulous Fact Finding Frenzy game in which the players research to find information about famous Americans, Following clues, the players peruse library books, race around on foot, ride bicycles, travel in bookmobiles, and fly in Mr Lemoncello s own corporate banana jet Kyle Keeley, naturally, wants to win But when he uncovers some disreputable facts about Mr Lemoncello, it looks as if his hero may just turn out to be a fraud.Can Kyle find the Game maker Luigi L Lemoncello is testing his Fabulous Fact Finding Frenzy game in which the players research to find information about famous Americans, Following clues, the players peruse library books, race around on foot, ride bicycles, travel in bookmobiles, and fly in Mr Lemoncello s own corporate banana jet Kyle Keeley, naturally, wants to win But when he uncovers some disreputable facts about Mr Lemoncello, it looks as if his hero may just turn out to be a fraud.Can Kyle find the answers before it s too late to save Mr Lemoncello and the great Lemonce...The theme of this book is truth because Kyle and his friends have to find the truth, and make sure everybody else knows it, too.Another fun installment in the Mr Lemoncello series This time we get a lesson in resiliency, and about finding the truth about, well how to search for the real truth and accurate facts and how you ve just got to check your sources to get it right.I love how this literary adventure has the kids flying out of state to locate the answers they need It s kind of cool A bit...3.5 Another really fun and enjoyable installment in this series The only reason I didn t give it four stars is that I think it s pretty forgettable, but I definitely had a good time reading itThese Mr Lemoncello s Library books are great Adventure plus fact finding is a winning combination Definitely some parts to this particular story require a certain willing suspension of disbelief, but that is an adult thing Kids won t care they will just enjoy the humor and adventure.Another great adventure in this series, and as a bonus, it focuses on the importance of doing real research to find out the truth rather than jumping to conclusions or jumping on the media opinion bandwagon without invest...3.5 It was overall a very entertaining read However, I guessed the majority of the reveals, twists, and turns in the mystery I did enjoy myself while reading, though, and that why it gets the rating that it does As a final critique, it was difficult to suspend disbelief 3.5 It was overall a very entertaining read However, I guessed the majority of the reveals, twists, and turns in the mystery I did enjoy myself while reading, though, and that why it gets the rating that it does As a fi...Copy provided by the publisherThis book was a perfect storm of things I have trouble remembering puzzles, literary references, a fantasy feel although not technically fantasy , and lots and lots of character names, some of which belong to real people, so I felt a need to look them all up, which made it harder to remember the plot.This is a tremendously popular series with my students, and there is already a waiting list for this title But it s also been cross country season, and I just am not Copy provided by the publisherThis book was a perfect storm of things I have trouble remembering puzzles, literary references, a fantasy feel although not technically fantasy , and lots and lots of character names, some of which belong to real people, so I felt a need to look them all up, which made it h...

09 July 2017

Chris Grabenstein