Sally Kimball

Sally Kimball
Encyclopedia Brown character
First appearance	Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Last appearance	Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme
Created by	Donald Sobol
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Gender	Female
Nationality	American

Sally Kimball is a fictional character in the Encyclopedia Brown book series by Donald Sobol. She is Encylopedia Brown's bodyguard,sidekick, best friend, and detective agency business partner.

Alyssa Rosenberg suggests that both Encyclopedia and Sally are "terrific models of genre-busting characters", with Sally "effectively a ten-year-old action hero." Bonnie Morris notes that "Sally served as the brawn to Encylopedia's brain, as his enforcer, never his secretary: an invaluable boon to girls entering middle school just as Title IX became law." Rosenberg also notes that Sally's looks "are always mentioned in the context of her physical prowess", as in "Sally was the prettiest girl in the fifth grade and the best athlete."

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