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Characters

 * Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown A ten-year-old fifth grader who has read (and largely memorized) more books than anyone in Idaville---thus his nickname Encyclopedia. In the summers he runs a detective agency out of his garage, charging neighborhood kids twenty-five cents (plus expenses) to solve their mysteries.
 * Chief Brown Leroy's father, and Idaville's chief of police.
 * Mrs Brown, Leroy's mother. A homemaker who formerly "taught English and other subjects at the high school".
 * Bugs Meany A town bully, and leader of the Tigers, a club of slightly older boys who hang out in an unused tool shed behind an auto body shop.
 * Sally Kimball "The prettiest girl in the fifth grade, and the best athlete". Sally is a junior partner in Leroy's detective agency. Because she has repeatedly beaten Bugs Meany in fights, her presence deters him from using force against Leroy.


 * Pablo Pizzaro Idaville's greatest child artist. Sally is attracted to him.
 * Charlie Stewart is one of Leroy's best friends. They frequently go camping together. He has a tooth collection.
 * Benny Breslin snores on camping trips.
 * Wilford Wiggins is a high school dropout who calls meeting at the town dump to pitch investment schemes to kids. He never invites Leroy, who hears about the meetings from other kids and reveals that each investment scheme is a con.
 * Chester Jenkins is eats a lot and is fat.
 * Duke Kelly, a Tiger.

Structure
Each book contains generally contains ten "cases". (The first book, XXX, has only nine cases, and Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake has seven cases interspersed with chapters devoted to cooking tips and recipes.) Each case is roughly six pages (1000 words)

The first case introduces Idaville, Leroy, and his father, and involves solving a police case at the Browns' dinner table.

The second case introduces the detective agency that Leroy runs for neighborhood kids in the summer, and generally involves some crime or bullying by Bugs Meany.

The third case introduces Sally Kimball, and often involves Bugs Meany trying to frame Sally and Leroy for some crime he committed himself.