Kyle Keeley loves games. In his home town a famous game inventor, Mr. Lemoncello, is hosting a game in the new library. Twelve twelve year olds are selected to spend the night at the library before it opens. They have a task, though . . .to figure out how to escape from the library by playing lots of clever games and solving riddles.
Kyle is a likable character who shows kindness even though he is competitive. At the beginning of the book he is not a reader, just a gamer. By the end of the story he is ready to read and catch up on all the great books he has missed! Another aspect I liked was that Kyle came from a solid family-parents who loved each other and their children and three brothers who had healthy relationships.
Reminded me a bit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (especially Mr Lemoncello-similar to Willy Wonka).
Lots of children's book puns . . .if you love children's literature, you will recognize many titles being used as clues and in other ways.
Highly recommend.
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