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ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY BY CHRIS GRABENSTEIN, 2013
SUMMARY FROM WWW.CHRISGRABENSTEIN.COM
CAN TWELVE 12-YEAR-OLDS ESCAPE FROM THE MOST RIDICULOUSLY BRILLIANT LIBRARY EVER CREATED?
ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY PLUNKS A DOZEN SIXTH GRADERS INTO THE MIDDLE OF A FUTURISTIC LIBRARY FOR A NIGHT OF NONSTOP FUN AND ADVENTURE.
IN A NOD TO RONALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, THIS FAST-PACED NEW NOVEL FEATURES AN ECCENTRIC BILLIONAIRE WHO WELCOME A GROUP OF CHILDREN INTO A FANTASY SETTING FULL OF WEIRD, WONDROUS TOUCHES.
KYLE IS A GAME FAN--BOARD GAMES, WORD GAMES, AND ESPECIALLY VIDEO GAMES! KYLE'S HERO, A FAMOUS GAMEMAKER LUIGI LEMONCELLO, IS THE GENIUS BEHIND THE DESIGN OF THE TOWN'S NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY, WHICH CONTAINS NOT ONLY BOOKS, BUT AN IMAX THEATRE, INTERACTIVE DIORAMAS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC HOVER LADDERS THAT FLOAT PATRONS UP TO THE BOOKS THEY WANT.
LUCKY KYLE WINS A SPONT AS ONE OF THE FIRST TWELVE KIDS INVITED TO A GALA, OVERNIGHT LIBRARY LOCK-IN FILLED IWTH FUN AND GAMES. BUT THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN THE LOCK-IN IS SUPPOSED TO OVER, THE DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. KYLE AND THE OTHERS MUST FOLLOW BOOK-RELATED CLUES AND UNRAVEL ALL SORTS OF SECRET PUZZLES TO FIND THE HIDDEN ESCAPE ROUTE IF THEY WANT TO WIN MR. LEMONCELLO'S MOST FABULOUS PRIZE EVER.