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But inexplicably, Thompson assigned the rights to Henry F. Phillips, the managing director of Oregon Copper Co., according to the Oregon Encyclopedia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
But to its credit, the final third of “Great Forest” sheds the Encyclopedia Brown-goes-to-Tbilisi dynamic and finds a more lyrical and heartbreaking register.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
If he had, however, “it would not indeed have been a single volume, but an Encyclopedia in bulk.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Lying on top of a volume of the World Book Encyclopedia, a grubby piece of lined paper was folded in half, with “Marion” written on the outer edge in Bunny’s tiny, crabbed hand.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Easier than solving an Encyclopedia Brown-level clue in Book Scavenger.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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National Librarian Day
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
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