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§Author· 1 book
Donald J. Sobol
Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. In the 1950s he moved to Miami to pursue writing full-time. He started writing the Two-Minute Mysteries series in 1959, and he started writing his popular Encyclopedia Brown mystery series for children in 1963. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him a Special Edgar Award for his Encyclopedia Brown series in 1975. In addition to his very popular books for children, Sobol wrote several nonfiction books, and he wrote and contributed to magazines under a variety of pen names. The 29th -- and final -- book in the Encyclopedia Brown series was published three months after Sobol's death in 2012.
§All Books
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Donald J. Sobol, 1963
46 ratings
§ About Donald J. Sobol's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 1963
- Average rating
- 3.7 / 5 across 46 ratings
- Genres
- Adventure, Classics, General, Mystery
The book: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963)
Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency.
Common questions about Donald J. Sobol
- Who is Donald J. Sobol?
- Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years.
- What is Donald J. Sobol best known for?
- Donald J. Sobol is best known for Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, published in 1963 with 46 ratings and a 3.7 average. It is the most-rated of Donald J. Sobol's books on SansFiction.
- What genres does Donald J. Sobol write?
- Donald J. Sobol's books on SansFiction are tagged Adventure, Classics, General and Mystery.