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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library series)
Chris Grabenstein
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-48083-0
Keywords: games, puzzles, rebuses, ingenuity, creativity, libraries, librarians. carnivals, friendship, bullies, 1960s, Italian Americans, large families, sibling rivalry, inventions
Two older teens try to prevent Luigi L. Lemoncello, 13, from creating games and solving treasure hunts with his friends. Black-and-white illustrations involving rebuses.