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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstien

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
12 Year old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello, with other 11 other students. However, when they wake up in the morning they find out they must work to solve puzzles to escape the locked library. 

Why I chose this book 
I love anything to do with libraries, so the subject was of interest. Knowing that it had something to do with an escape made it seem like a good adventure/puzzle book. 

My personal opinion (the review)
I absolutely loved this book. It has become one of my favorite "fun" books. I appreciate that this book focuses on what resources are available in a library and how to use them, but does it in a fun, game-like manner. T he author also sneaks in a lot of references to both classic and current children's and young adult books, which I found entertaining. 

The only negative I found was that I did not like how the story ended. I did not feel like there was complete closure to the story. 

Warnings (language, violence, "adult" situations, death, etc.) - None

Movie rating equivalent - PG

Protagonist description 
Kyle is the 12-year-old youngest son in his family. Kyle isn't as athletic as his football playing oldest brother Mike or as book smart as his older brother Curtis, but when it comes to playing games and using his wits, Kyle outsmarts them all. Kyle is very resourceful and persistent and loves the thrill of the game. He is also a good and fair leader of his teammates. 

Point of view of story 
The story is mostly from Kyle's perspective, but there are a few times it switches to some of the other trapped students so we can see the clues they have found.

Book length - Just a few days. I read it in three with little reading time each day. 

Story flow - It was a very quick and easy read and I didn't want to put it down. I was interested to find out what the next clues were going to be and how the kids were going to use them to solve the puzzle. 

Grammar and spelling issues  - None

Character connection (no spoilers) - You meet Mr. Lemoncello who is the fun and eccentric builder of the town's first library in 12 years. You also come to know a few of the other students.  


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