A review by itsme_lori
The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match by Elizabeth Eulberg

4.0

These books are so much fun! If you have kids who like mysteries and are ready to graduate from Magic Tree House or Nate the Great, check out these books. They follow John Watson and his new friend Shelby Holmes while they solve cases and navigate the world of elementary school. And the second one is just as good as the first! John and Shelby met over the summer so this one shows them heading back to school. Except for John, it's a new school and now he's friends with the kid everybody thinks is weird. But the book does a great job of showing John seeing how everyone treats Shelby at school a figuring out whether he wants to be associated with her and become an outsider too or try to make new friends. In the end, it all works out and we get to see an even deeper friendship develop between these two. It's cute and fun and even gets a little bit emotional. Plus, for those of us who are Sherlock fans, it's fun to see all of the character reimagined in this series, some as kids and some as adults. Overall, a really great mystery series for kids that keeps it light and fun and not scary but also with a little danger and lots of friendship. I highly recommend them!