Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket
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- Author：Chris Grabenstein
- ISBN：0593181441
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Summary
Far away from his magical library， everyone's favorite game maker， Luigi Lemoncello， is building something new。 Something SECRET。 And he's about to let the world see it。 He'll reveal that hidden deep within the Lemoncello-tastic new building is a single ticket。 A titanium ticket。 Four lucky boys and girls are about to win the chance to go inside the building on a spectacular scavenger hunt that will take them through bigger-than-life live-action games--towering， skyscraper-size Jenga; dizzying real-life Chutes and Ladders; death-defying games of Rush Hour; plus ball pit moats and more！ Each game will get the players closer to the titanium ticket。 But the real secret？ Mr。 Lemoncello is thinking about his legacy， and whichever player finds the ticket will be the first to win a spot in an elite group of kids who will compete in the next books to win Mr。 Lemoncello's ENTIRE EMPIRE！ * A worthy successor to 。 。 。 Willy Wonka。 --Booklist， starred review of Escape from Mr。 Lemoncello's Library
Reviews
Sarah
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Everyone in Hudson Hills loves Luigi Lemoncello: the production of his awesome games is the foundation of the town's economy and he's the world's coolest employer。 Everyone but Simon's grandfather that is， so every game Simon has ever played he had to invent himself。 A little finagling on the part of his friend Soraiya gets Simon into Lemoncello's factory， then his fun-filled employee picnic， and finally the mysterious new building that's the setting for Lemoncello's biggest competition yet。 The Everyone in Hudson Hills loves Luigi Lemoncello: the production of his awesome games is the foundation of the town's economy and he's the world's coolest employer。 Everyone but Simon's grandfather that is， so every game Simon has ever played he had to invent himself。 A little finagling on the part of his friend Soraiya gets Simon into Lemoncello's factory， then his fun-filled employee picnic， and finally the mysterious new building that's the setting for Lemoncello's biggest competition yet。 The series' previous heroes are largely absent， but the playful riddles and zany games are present and accounted for。 。。。more
Marina
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Our ears were GLUED to the story！ My son loved the riddles and puzzles。 A hard copy would have been fun to have， to see them - but then we’d miss out on the great narrator - I wouldn’t be able to do the characters justice reading it out loud。
Kait1213
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As fun and cute as the rest of the series。 Loved the new characters and the narrator wasn't too bad！ First audio of the year。 Hopefully will help pull me out of the reading slump。 As fun and cute as the rest of the series。 Loved the new characters and the narrator wasn't too bad！ First audio of the year。 Hopefully will help pull me out of the reading slump。 。。。more
Evening Dawn
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4。5 stars。
Angie
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Love these books and all their fun puzzles！
Abby
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One of the best books in the series， I seriously can't wait for the next book。 It kind of reminds me of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory。 One of the best books in the series， I seriously can't wait for the next book。 It kind of reminds me of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory。 。。。more
Pam Carlson
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Simon Skrindle has never played a board or video game because his grandfather blames Mr。 Lemoncello for the deaths of Simon's parents。 Simon is a natural puzzle solver。 He has also secretly created board games in the attic where Grandma and Grandpa will never go。 During a field trip to Mr。 L's game factory， he makes a suggestion which earns him an invitation to the annual over-the-top company picnic。 Four kids from the town will be paired in series of challenges with champions from the previous Simon Skrindle has never played a board or video game because his grandfather blames Mr。 Lemoncello for the deaths of Simon's parents。 Simon is a natural puzzle solver。 He has also secretly created board games in the attic where Grandma and Grandpa will never go。 During a field trip to Mr。 L's game factory， he makes a suggestion which earns him an invitation to the annual over-the-top company picnic。 Four kids from the town will be paired in series of challenges with champions from the previous library games。 The challenges this time are not based on using library resources to answer resources。 The contestants will play oversized versions of familiar games including a Battleship challenge using mini submarines in a large pool。 Each win provides letters in the puzzle leading to the location of the titanium ticket。 The ticket will lead to being entered in more games and eventually an opportunity to inherit Mr。 L's empire。 Simon's nemesis Jack， king of snide remarks and a stereotypical bully， is determined to knock Simon out of the competition even if he has to resort to dirty tricks。 He never realizes that Mr。 L may have a few tricks of his own to play。 A brilliantly impressive tribute to many of our favorite games。 Score one for the good-hearted nerds。 。。。more
Sara
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librarians！
Kristi Zambrano
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This was our favorite one of the series！ Read with my 9 year olds
Corrine
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A fast read and a great nod to some of the classic board games。
Katie
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This is such a great series
PottWab Regional Library
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Santosh Rao
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Good bookI loved the book。 It was really good。 It was good because of the new characters introduced。 The new characters also had goid connections with Mr。 Lemoncello
Molly Horowitz
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This book is genius。 Absolutely genius。 Very funny， especially great for riddle-lovers， puzzle-solvers and kids who love to have fun。 I would recommend it to kids ages 9-14。
Susan Findling
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Another fun installment of the Mr。 Lemoncello books from author Chris Grabenstein for 3rd， 4th， and 5th graders。 I've been a fan of this series since its inception because I love solving the puzzles。 This one has its share of puzzles plus games of my childhood added in with a new twist。 The only thing that bothered me about the book is that it is a bit too reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl。 Still， a fun read。 Looking forward to the next one。 Another fun installment of the Mr。 Lemoncello books from author Chris Grabenstein for 3rd， 4th， and 5th graders。 I've been a fan of this series since its inception because I love solving the puzzles。 This one has its share of puzzles plus games of my childhood added in with a new twist。 The only thing that bothered me about the book is that it is a bit too reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl。 Still， a fun read。 Looking forward to the next one。 。。。more
Abby Rigdon
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Another fun installment。。。predictable but perfect for tweens to get them （and keep them） reading！
Jan
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It's so much fun to be back with Mr。 Lemoncello， Kyle， Akimi， and some of the others from the previous 4 books。 I loved the addition of new characters Soroiya and Simon。 What's not to love？ There's games， and puzzles， and riddles， and lots and lots of running and racing and climbing and sliding down things， and food， lots of food， especially the kind you have to crawl through or get a face full of。 Yeah， if I was a 12-year-old kid and I'd be all over this。 It's so much fun to be back with Mr。 Lemoncello， Kyle， Akimi， and some of the others from the previous 4 books。 I loved the addition of new characters Soroiya and Simon。 What's not to love？ There's games， and puzzles， and riddles， and lots and lots of running and racing and climbing and sliding down things， and food， lots of food， especially the kind you have to crawl through or get a face full of。 Yeah， if I was a 12-year-old kid and I'd be all over this。 。。。more
Angela Verry
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1st book I finished in 2021Love these books and the games that are created！×× There is a real life game listed in end credits ×× Name all the board games talked about in the book。 6 dozen of them ×× you could win a real prize ××
Rick Stuckwisch
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Another great installment in the Mr。 Lemoncello's Library series， this one focusing on games （instead of books）， and introducing a great new cast of additional characters。 Think Willy Wonka and Ready， Player One！ Good fun， and a good read！ Another great installment in the Mr。 Lemoncello's Library series， this one focusing on games （instead of books）， and introducing a great new cast of additional characters。 Think Willy Wonka and Ready， Player One！ Good fun， and a good read！ 。。。more
Kristin
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Best in the series！This was by far the best book in a really fun series。 I couldn’t put it down！ I like the new characters introduce and the terrific story。 A great read！
Elizabeth
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This is more of a new beginning for the Lemoncello series。 Most of the main characters are in the book， but they are sideline characters， not the main characters。 This really has a "Charlie and Chocolate Factory" vibe to it， so if you enjoyed that book/movie you will really enjoy this one as well。 With a few emotional moments， and a huge emphasis on board games， this was one of my favorite Lemoncello books。 This is more of a new beginning for the Lemoncello series。 Most of the main characters are in the book， but they are sideline characters， not the main characters。 This really has a "Charlie and Chocolate Factory" vibe to it， so if you enjoyed that book/movie you will really enjoy this one as well。 With a few emotional moments， and a huge emphasis on board games， this was one of my favorite Lemoncello books。 。。。more
Flossmoor Public Library （IL）
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5 starsThe lemony fun continues in the fifth book of this fun series！ Mr。 Lemoncello's adding a new building to his game factory complex in Hudson Hills， New York。 What is it for？ Simon Skrindle's going to find out despite the fact that his grandfather despises Mr。 Lemoncello and his game empire。 When it's revealed that Mr。 Lemoncello is looking for a successor to inherit his game empire and there will be a game tournament to decide the winner of the first titanium ticket， Simon knows he had to 5 starsThe lemony fun continues in the fifth book of this fun series！ Mr。 Lemoncello's adding a new building to his game factory complex in Hudson Hills， New York。 What is it for？ Simon Skrindle's going to find out despite the fact that his grandfather despises Mr。 Lemoncello and his game empire。 When it's revealed that Mr。 Lemoncello is looking for a successor to inherit his game empire and there will be a game tournament to decide the winner of the first titanium ticket， Simon knows he had to try。 The literal personal invitation （wax seal and all） doesn't hurt， either。 But Simon's nemesis， Jack McClintock， is determined to beat Simon。 Will Simon be able to play the games and succeed？I love the Mr。 Lemoncello series and this book did not disappoint。 The new characters introduced in this book were the New York equivalents of the original characters from Ohio， who also make appearances。 The story was easy to follow， especially if you've read the first four books， and it was so fun to read that I didn't want to put it down！ Recommended to anyone who loves puzzles， underdogs， or is just waiting to hear "On your mark， get set， lemon， cello， go read this book！"- Miss Anna 。。。more
Katie
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Full of fun puzzles and fairly stereotypical characters。 The enjoyment from these books comes in winning the game and having the underdog do it。
Rebecca
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The main factory for Lemoncello games is in Simon's small NY town， but his grandfather so loathes Luigi Lemoncello that Simon has never been allowed to play any kind of board game， let alone participate in any of the activities around the factory。 What's going on now is that Mr。 Lemoncello has built a new building on the factory property， and it's top-secret--but Simon manages to correctly answer all the riddles at all the digital checkpoints， and almost makes it in。 That earns him an invitation The main factory for Lemoncello games is in Simon's small NY town， but his grandfather so loathes Luigi Lemoncello that Simon has never been allowed to play any kind of board game， let alone participate in any of the activities around the factory。 What's going on now is that Mr。 Lemoncello has built a new building on the factory property， and it's top-secret--but Simon manages to correctly answer all the riddles at all the digital checkpoints， and almost makes it in。 That earns him an invitation to the town's annual company picnic， full of games and the chance to win the opportunity to be one of the first to see what's in the new building--and then to win even more。 Of course there's a nasty security guard and his equally nasty son determined to win the grand prize at whatever cost， including cheating。 But Simon is determined to at least try--even if his grandfather finds out where he is and tries to stop him。These books are light and enjoyable， but have grown pretty formulaic。 The villains are one-note and interchangeable， and I frankly skipped through most scenes with them because I could predict exactly what they would say and do， and I much preferred reading about the zany， full-sized games the author invented。 Simon and his friend Soraya were sympathetic characters， and kids who have loved the other books in the series will be very happy with this one。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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I loved it！ I love the new characters！ I can’t wait to for next book！ This is a must read series！
Brandee
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YEAH！！！ BOOK 5！！！！ So glad that Grabenstein wrote another book in this fun， hysterical series！！ I was really sad to see it end with book 4 and I hope that it continues from here as well！！ In this book， we meet some new characters。 The Ohio classics do come back to help the adventure but it was nice to meet some new faces。 We still have the villain and the underdog but it isn't necessarily super predictable so it is still so much fun to read。 In this book， we are in Hudson Hills where Mr。 Lemonce YEAH！！！ BOOK 5！！！！ So glad that Grabenstein wrote another book in this fun， hysterical series！！ I was really sad to see it end with book 4 and I hope that it continues from here as well！！ In this book， we meet some new characters。 The Ohio classics do come back to help the adventure but it was nice to meet some new faces。 We still have the villain and the underdog but it isn't necessarily super predictable so it is still so much fun to read。 In this book， we are in Hudson Hills where Mr。 Lemoncello's game making factory is located。 Of course， he is up to something secret and children must compete in a variety of games and puzzle solving to even get a glimpse at the secret project。 I absolutely love that this book brought in a lot of classic games that readers remember and have probably played。 Of course many of them have a little Lemoncello twist but it is so fun to solve the puzzles with the characters and try to predict where each trap door and answer will send them。 I read this book in basically one sitting and am itching for another one。 There is one piece of the puzzle that technically didn't happen in this book that could easily make for a book 6！ 。。。more
Kim Brown
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As a lover of books and board games， this was a fun was a treat。
Katy L。
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I think this is a very good 📖 and it is very suspenseful too。 If you like the 🍋 cello 📚 then you will like this 📖 SO MUCH EVEN BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONES！ （Carter， 8 years old）
Amy Payne
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This is my favorite Lemoncello book！ I want to participate in the life size interactive board games！ I could picture it and feel all of the fun they were having。 I love the clever riddles。 Well done！
Jami
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