Book Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library follows a group of 12 year olds who are invited to stay the night at their city's new, high-tech public library. The library's benefactor, Mr. Lemoncello and the head librarian Dr. Zinchenko have created a fun and challenging test to see who is smart enough to become the new spokesperson for Mr. Lemoncello's billion-dollar board game company. While astute readers will love the references to other great children's books hidden within the text, the true beauty of the story lies in the main character, Kyle. Kyle is not a reader and does not understand many of the book references being made. The other characters do not judge Kyle for this, nor does he feel badly about not understanding the allusions. Instead, he makes a mental note that the book might be worth checking out. This is a very welcoming way for reluctant readers or reading-for-summer-assignment readers to sympathize with the main character.  A great book for 9-12 year olds.

A good read for both book lovers & reluctant readers.