Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake

Donald J. Sobol, Glenn Andrews

Scholastic, Incorporated, 1984 - Juvenile Fiction - 121 pages

Encyclopedia Brown is a detective with good taste. This "Cook and Case Book" pairs clever recipes with lip-smacking recipes. Readers can solve the Case of the Secret Recipe and serve up some Idaville Apple Pie, prove that Bugs Meany stole Tim Gomez's pinata and enjoy a Mexican fiesta, and more.

Contents

• The Case of the Missing Garlic Bread: 1
• Kitchen Basics: 7
• The Case of the Fourth of July Artist: 13

About the author

Donald J. Sobol was born in the Bronx, New York on October 4, 1924. During World War II, he served in the Army as a sergeant in a combat engineer battalion in the Pacific. He received a B.A. degree from Oberlin College. He worked as a copy boy and then a reporter at The New York Sun and The Long Island Daily Press. In 1959, he began writing a syndicated fiction column called Two-Minute Mysteries. He is the creator of the Encyclopedia Brown series. His first book, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, was published in 1963. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 80 books. In 1976, he won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the Encyclopedia Brown series. He died from gastric lymphoma on July 11, 2012 at the age of 87.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake; Apple series; Issue 15 of Encyclopedia Brown; Ready-to-go classroom library: Grade 4; Series #15 1/2
• Authors: Donald J. Sobol, Glenn Andrews
• Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated, 1984
• ISBN: 0590429019, 9780590429016
• Length: 121 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories