Mr Lemoncello's Great Library Race
Mr Lemoncello's Library Series
Author: Chris Grabenstein
Book 3 in the Mr Lemoncello's Library series
Pages: 288
Published: 2017
Age: 9+
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!
About the Mr Lemoncello's Library Series
Books in series order
- 1.Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library(2013)
- 2.Mr Lemoncello's Library Olympics(2016)
- 3.Mr Lemoncello's Great Library Race(2017)
- 4.Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game(2019)
- 5.Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket(2020)
- 6.Mr. Lemoncello's Fantabulous Finale(2024)
- +Mr. Lemoncello's Wondermous Christmas Gift(2026)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library.
Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high.
In this cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience.