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Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

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Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

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PREQUEL

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone’s favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice . . . Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world” in this PREQUEL to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.

Go back to the START and meet thirteen-year-old, PUZZLE-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello!

Luigi has a knack for games and puzzles. But sometimes it feels like the cards are stacked against him. UNTIL a carnival arrives in town and Luigi gets the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME—the opportunity to work for the world famous Professor Marvelmous—a dazzling, banana-hat-wearing barker who puts the SHOW in SHOWMAN! When the carnival closes, Professor Marvelmous leaves behind a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue. A clue that will lead Luigi and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt to a prize beyond anything they could imagine—if they can find it!

Can Luigi crack the codes and unlock the box’s secrets? Will there be puzzles? Of course! Balloons? You bet! Will it be fun? Hello! It’s a Lemon-cello! BONUS! Can YOU crack the hidden puzzle inside?!

 How did Chris Grabenstein find the emotional heart of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game?

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Praise!

“Chris Grabenstein’s origin story of his bestselling series’ wacky gamesmeister is long on laughs, heart, puzzles, codes, and unexpected plot developments.”
—Common Sense Media
“Splendiferous.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“An awesometastic lead-in likely to inspire a wave of revisits to the earlier books.”
—Booklist, starred review

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