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Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: The Graphic Novel

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Written by Chris Grabenstein
Illustrated by Douglas Holgate
New York: Random House Children's Books, 2023. Comics. 248 pages. 

Kyle Keeley has grown up without a library in his hometown all of his life. So when eccentric game designer Luigi Lemoncello opens up a brand new state-of-the-art library, Kyle and his friends leap at the chance to be the first inside by entering Mr. Lemoncello's essay contest. The prize for the twelve essay winners? A night locked inside the library with plenty of perks to be won from the puzzle games set up by head librarian, Yanina Zinchenko. Upon winning, Kyle and eleven other sixth-graders soon learn that this will be no ordinary lock-in at no ordinary library. It is full of the latest technology like video games with smell-o-vision, sentient holograms, and a premium penthouse suite. After a night of sort-of friendly competiton, the students wake to find that the stakes have been raised and they now have the chance to solve the ultimate puzzle --escaping from the locked down library. The secret exit can only be found by using their wits, the numerous library resources to be had, and by solving puzzle after puzzle to find their way out before time is up!

If you love puzzle books, a good mystery, and high-stakes heists than this comic is for you! An adaptation of the popular middle grade chapter book, this graphic novel brings mass appeal with its dynamic brightly-colored illustrations, while maintaining the fun of the original novel. Will Kyle and his friends find their way out? You'll just have to buckle up on this wildly entertaining thrill ride of a story and find out!
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