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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The Graphic Novel
By (Author) Chris Grabenstein
By (author) Douglas Holgate
Random House USA Inc
Random House Graphic
11th November 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Action and adventure
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Humorous / Funny stories
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Crime, mystery and thrillers
741.5973
Nominated for Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award 2017
Hardback
256
Width 140mm, Height 203mm
The New York Times bestselling, puzzle-packed sequel to the award-winning Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library is now adapted for graphic novel! It's the first ever Library Olympics, but books are missing, and a mystery is afoot as the kids band together to solve it! The New York Times bestselling, puzzle-packed sequel to the award-winning Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny, Treasure Hunters and other bestselling series with James Patterson! Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympics! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker Luigi Lemoncello is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first-ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Is someone trying to censor what the kids are reading! Now it's not just a game-can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery. Packed with puzzles, clues, and thrilling surprises, this is a deliciously fun, action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Let the games begin! Praise for Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics * An ILA-CBC Children's Choice "Discover the coolest library in the world." -JAMES PATTERSON "This sequel is just as much of an adventure as the first entry. Lots of action and quirky humor will lead kids to do just what libraries encourage them to do- keep reading." -The Washington Post "This action-packed sequel is sure to delight. Another winning love letter to libraries and librarians that is sure to leave readers looking at their own library in a new light." -Booklist "Dewey like this Of course, and so will upper-elementary and middle school readers and gamers alike." -Kirkus Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:
A New York Times bestselling series
44 state award lists and counting
"Discover the coolest library in the world." James Patterson
"Lots of action and quirky humor." The Washington Post
* "A worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka." Booklist, starred review
* "A winner for readers and game-players alike." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "A fun-filled, suspenseful intellectual puzzle." Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Will have readers racing to pick up the next volume." School Library Journal
Chris Grabenstein is the bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello, Smartest Kid in the Universe, Dog Squad, and Welcome to Wonderland series, as well as the coauthor of numerous page-turners with James Patterson and of Shine!, cowritten with Chriss wife, J.J. Grabenstein.
Douglas Holgate is the illustrator of the bestselling Last Kids on Earth graphic novels and has illustrated books and comics for HarperCollins, Hachette, Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and more.