Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Quick Info:

Book type: Chapter book

Target age: 8-12

Recommended age: 7-10

Plot: Kyle Keeley and his friends find themselves immersed in the ultimate game within a library full of wonders and surprises. When faced with challenges, they must use their wits, teamwork, and love for books to solve riddles and uncover clues.

Review

Willy Wonka meets the Westing game meets the public library you wish you could go to. The book is a bit wacky for my taste but was a fun read. It’s all about its puzzles, games and trivia which makes it a fun parent-child read. There’s a whole series around these characters plus a movie and all are good. Characters are a bit archetypical and flat but that’s how most kids books are. A lot of good themes revolving around friendship and teamwork.

Opinion

I liked this book and would recommend it to book loving kids. It makes for a good read along with parents.

Content

• Mild name calling (stupid, moron, idiot)

Excerpts:

Excerpts from books are a glimpse of the content that is found and are not every instance of un-Islamic and/or “iffy” content. I didn’t find anything in this book to really be worthy of sharing via excerpt so I decided not to make any. If you have any questions about this book specifically feel free to email me!