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nman Since: Mar, 2010
2011-12-30 00:50:06

Ah, shit, that first one sounds familiar. Haven't thought about it in years, but I remember I read a lot of cul-de-sac kids (and Encyclopedia Brown, but that's probably not it) so that might be a starting point. I'm not finding any connection on Google though.

You know what, now that I think about it more, the second one is definitely something that Encyclopedia Brown would have in it. A quick search shows it's one of the stories in Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers

But that first one... this is going to eat away at the back of my mind for half a week....

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
2011-12-30 23:22:50

Thanks on the second one, that's definitely it. I was thinking it might be Encyclopedia Brown because I read a lot of those books as a kid, but also a few other series in the same kind of vein.

Edited by MikeK
Tanglemorph (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2012-01-16 18:43:34

The first one is also an Encyclopedia Brown story. I don't remember which book it's from, but I know that it's definitly from that series, because I remember reading it. Most public libraries have a ton of Encyclopedia Brown books, so it shouldn't be overly hard to find if you have the time and patience to read them all.

PaulA Since: Jan, 2010
2012-01-16 22:46:30

I notice there's a book called Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt. That seems like a plausible place to start looking.

FuzzyBoots Since: Jan, 2001
2012-01-17 11:41:03

I don't think it's that one. IIRC, that EB mystery involved the protagonists finding that someone else had cheated and looked at the final clue, and only had enough time to add a single letter to the final clue and relocate the prize.

PaulA Since: Jan, 2010
2012-01-17 18:08:44

^ I've found it online. Your recollection is kind of right, but they don't add a single letter, they change "dairy" to "diary". I think it is the one the OP is looking for.

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