January 2017 Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: Sherlock and Watson as you’ve never seen them before | The Sherlock Holmes stories are given a lively twist.
Eleven-year old John Watson has recently moved into 221 Baker Street, New York with his mum, a former army doctor. One of their new neighbours is Shelby Holmes, red headed, nine years old, alarmingly precocious. As she shows him round the neighbourhood, John reaslises that Shelby is a local hero, a genius at deduction able to work out who’s up to what way faster than the police.
She’s not easy to get along with – social niceties are of little interest to Shelby – but the two are soon working together on the case of a missing dog. There are nods to the original novels which will please fans of the books or TV series, and the relationship between Shelby and John is a satisfying mix of companionship and mutual irritation.
The mystery will more than hold readers’ attention and this is a smart tribute to Conan Doyle.
Readers who enjoy John and Shelby’s adventures will also appreciate Andrew Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes series. ~ Andrea Reece
Shelby Holmes is not your average nine-year-old. For one, she happens to be the best detective her neighbourhood has ever seen, using her uncanny analytical mind and sassy attitude to solve crimes which stump even the police department.
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Shelby Holmes is not your average nine-year-old. For one, she happens to be the best detective her neighbourhood has ever seen, using her uncanny analytical mind and sassy attitude to solve crimes which stump even the police department.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Great Shelby Holmes Girl Detective and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Great Shelby Holmes Girl Detective features in the following genres: Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Funny, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Great Shelby Holmes Girl Detective was written by Elizabeth Eulberg and published by Bloomsbury Childrens an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Great Shelby Holmes Girl Detective has 262 pages
