In a nod to roald dahl s charlie and the chocolate factory this fast paced new novel features an eccentric billionaire who welcomes a group of children into a fantasy setting full of weird.
Escape from mr lemoncello s library by chris grabenstein.
Chris grabenstein is the 1 new york times bestselling author of escape from mr.
Lemoncello s library is the modern day charlie and the chocolate factory just without creepy oompa loompa s and it takes place in an awesome library.
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It was on the new york times bestseller list for middle grade novels for 111 weeks between 2013 and 2016 peaking at 8 in hardback and 2 in paperback.
None of the kids feels like a carbon copy of the other.
Lemoncello s library is a fast read.
Chris grabenstein is the multiple award winning 1 new york times bestselling author of fast paced fun and funny page turners for kids.
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They re all fleshed out in ways that help you get a sense of what motivates them.
Several years ago chris made his first of many author visits to one of his favorite schools.
Twelve kids are selected to stay overnight in a library but little do they know they are being entered into a game to see who can find a way out.
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In his head he s still twelve years old.
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Macrina pictured with chris told him how the school s marvelous library had been donated by a very generous benefactor.
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Lemoncello s library plunks a dozen sixth graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
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Grabenstein also does a very good job of creating distinct characters.