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Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake!

by Donald J. Sobol, Glenn Andrews · 1982

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Solve Encyclopedia's mysteries and then try his favorite recipes. With an updated cover look!

Match wits with Encyclopedia Brown and see if you can solve these mysteries before he does, in this exciting compilation featuring Encyclopedia's favorite recipes that you can make at home!

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- Figure out if Willford's painting of the Liberty Bell is a fake, then celebrate with red, white, and blue shortcake.

- Prove that Bugs stole Tim Gomez's pinata, then make a Mexican fiesta.

- Solve the Case of the Secret Recipe, then serve up some Idaville Apple Pie.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfoodfoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
cookingcookingMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 128 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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