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Donald J. Sobol

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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.

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Books18

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers

1990
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

1988
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake

1982
Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case

1982
Angie's First Case

Angie's First Case

1981
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

1977
Encyclopedia Brown lends a hand,

Encyclopedia Brown lends a hand,

1974
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

1973
Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way

Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way

1972
Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down

1971
Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

1970
Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

1968
Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

1968
Two-Minute Mysteries

Two-Minute Mysteries

1967
Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

1967
Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

1966
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

1965
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

1963