Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library byChris Grabenstein

The BESTSELLING book is now a full color, fun packed GRAPHIC NOVEL!

The Lemoncello books have spent over 100 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and are on 44 State Award Lists!

Find out if game loving Kyle Keeley can escape from what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in all the world” in this fun-filled graphic novel from the much-loved co-author of Treasure Hunters and the bestselling illustrator of Last Kids on Earth!

* “A worthy successor to…Willy Wonka.”—Booklist, Starred Review

When Kyle learns that the world’s most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town’s new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, he’s determined to be there! But the tricky part isn’t getting into the library—it’s getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route!

Now a full color graphic novel!

Story Locale: Ohio

Series Overview: 6 middle grade novels and 1 Lemoncellotastic graphic novel! Look for the fantabulous finale novel coming later in 2024!

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the New York Times 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 Chris’s 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.

Author Residence: New York City

Author Hometown: Buffalo, New York, and Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Douglas Holgate is the illustrator of the bestselling The Last Kids on Earth series and has illustrated books and comics for HarperCollins, Hachette, Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and more.

Illustrator Residence: Melbourne, Australia