Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (28 page)

“And now you do, too.”

Kyle put his foot in Mr. Lemoncello’s hands and grabbed hold of the window frame.

“See you at the birthday party, sir!”

“Oh, yes. And you know what, Kyle?”

“What?”

“There might be balloons!”

Is the game really over?

Maybe not.

There is one more puzzle in the book that wasn’t in the story. (Although a clue about how to find it was!)

If you figure out the solution, let me know. Send an email to
[email protected]​Chris​Grabenstein.​com
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To R. Schuyler Hooke, my longtime editor at Random House, for his incredible patience, faith, and input on this project.

To designer Nicole de las Heras and artist Gilbert Ford, who made the book look so darn good.

To my wife, J. J. Myers, who is a terrific first editor.

To Ms. Macrina, librarian, and all the folks at P.S. 10 in Brooklyn, whose library gave me the initial inspiration for this story.

To Darrell Robertson, Gail Tobin, Amy Alessio, Erin Downey, Yanna Zinchenko, Scot Smith, and all the other librarians and media specialists I have met in my travels as an author, at public libraries and in schools. When I see how you inspire the love of reading on a daily basis, I realize you are much more amazing and incredible than Mr. Lemoncello.