3.5⭐️So far the weakest of the series, but still good

3.5*Another really fun and enjoyable installment in this series! The only reason I didn't give it four stars is that I think it's pretty forgettable, but I definitely had a good time reading it!

Another great adventure in this series, and as a bonus, it focuses on the importance of doing real research to find out the truth rather than jumping to conclusions (or jumping on the media/opinion bandwagon without investigating first). The librarian in me appreciates that message; my son likes that the book was exciting and funny.

One of my favorite series as a librarian, but definitely a niche series for kids. With introduction and urging from teachers, though, they gobble these up! Book 3 is another solid addition to the series, and I actually liked it better than book 2. Book 1, however, remains my favorite in the series.

Copy provided by the publisherThis book was a perfect storm of things I have trouble remembering: puzzles, literary references, a fantasy feel (although not technically fantasy), and lots and lots of character names, some of which belong to real people, so I felt a need to look them all up, which made it harder to remember the plot.This is a tremendously popular series with my students, and there is already a waiting list for this title. But it's also been cross country season, and I just am not...

Chris Grabenstein is still going strong with third book.Advanced Reader Copy

Fun book! Great puzzles for kids to solve. Also fun to read the many references to other books.

This breaks my heart, and is going to be an unpopular opinion on Goodreads, but I just didn't like this one as much as the first two in the series--and NOT because it's nonfiction based. As a librarian, I loved that nonfiction took center stage in the story and that QUALITY research (checking sources, not jumping to conclusions, verifying information, etc) was emphasized.My problem was the race itself--none of the stages lasted that long or seemed that exciting. Even when the kids FLEW TO ANOTHE...

These Mr. Lemoncello's Library books are great. Adventure plus fact finding is a winning combination. Definitely some parts to this particular story require a certain willing suspension of disbelief, but that is an adult thing. Kids won't care - they will just enjoy the humor and adventure.

This is another great library story, and I love the focus on research and accuracy of facts.

Game-maker Luigi L. Lemoncello is testing his “Fabulous Fact-Finding Frenzy” game in which the players research to find information about famous Americans. Following clues, the players peruse library books, race around on foot, ride bicycles, travel in bookmobiles, and fly in Mr. Lemoncello’s own corporate banana jet. Kyle Keeley, naturally, wants to win. But when he uncovers some disreputable “facts” about Mr. Lemoncello, it looks as if his hero may just turn out to be a fraud.Can Kyle find the...

3.5 ⭐️ It was overall a very entertaining read. However, I guessed the majority of the reveals, twists, and turns in the mystery. I did enjoy myself while reading, though, and that why it gets the rating that it does. As a final critique, it was difficult to suspend disbelief.

The great and kooky Mr. Lemoncello is back with a brand new game- the Fabulous Fact-Finding Frenzy...and this game has Kyle, his friends, other young competitors on the search for great facts about some great historical figures. This time though, the game takes Kyle and the other contestants outside of the awesome Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and across town and even across the country! The kids use bookmobiles, old-timey bicycles, and even a banana jet to find their facts and hopefully win the amaz...

The theme of this book is 'truth' because Kyle and his friends have to find the truth, and make sure everybody else knows it, too.

This is just a really fun middle grade mystery, I am really liking this whole series!

This book is like a fictional TED Talk for kids. Chris Grabenstein is on point as he address the topics of failure, digital literacy, research skills and fake news. It's actually right in line with some of the training I'm providing to our library staff at the moment. I have recommended the Mr. Lemoncello series for library professionals before and I will do it again with this one. I'll also get the Mr. Lemoncello boardgame if one is ever invented!

I enjoyed this third installment of Mr. Lemoncello. I felt it was a bit more predictable than the first two and I didn't think the "bad guys" would give away as much info as they did, thus the four star vs. five star review. I loved the important message of being careful to research facts thoroughly. In our current climate of "fake news" and "alternative facts" I feel this message is absolutely necessary especially with students who need to understand Wikipedia is not the best sole source for fa...

Third time’s definitely that great Limoncello charm as Kyle, Akimi and Miguel are on another competition, but this time they’re high flying around the country. They’re also on a sleuthing quest when two rival game makers and the Chullingtons are trying to once again smear Limoncello’s good name. A (100%/Outstanding)

Another fun installment in the Mr. Lemoncello series!This time we get a lesson in resiliency, and about finding the truth about, well... how to search for the real truth and accurate facts... and how you've just got to check your sources to get it right.I love how this literary adventure has the kids flying out of state to locate the answers they need... It's kind of cool. A bit 'Amazing Race'-esque, in my opinion... which definitely adds to the intrigue and the hype surrounding the climax.I jus...

Chris has done it again with the third book in this wonderfliffic series! A strong plot with a twist halfway through that is nicely foreshadowed for adults but will still catch many unawares... I did expect to see Charles play a larger role... the book picked up after the twist as well... it's a solid 4.5 stars compared to the first two books, but 5 stars by other standards... the bar is so high on this series! Loved the sprinkling of book titles throughout the text both overtly and covertly and...