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A review by sarahanne8382
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
3.0
A solid middle grade re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes, with our master detective as a precocious 9-year-old girl named Shelby.
In this book 11-year-old John Watson has just moved to New York City after years of traveling around the country as his parents moved from army post to army post. Now that his parents are divorcing and his mother is out of the army, the two of them are going to put down roots in NYC. The first person close to his own age that he meets is Shelby. While she's clearly strange, following her around their neighborhood certainly isn't boring. When their classmate's dog is stolen, John discovers he really wants to help Shelby find the thief.
I reacted to to this similarly to a regular Sherlock Holmes story. Not something I'd go out of my way for, but once I got into it, I had to know how the story ended. Mystery fans will love this.
In this book 11-year-old John Watson has just moved to New York City after years of traveling around the country as his parents moved from army post to army post. Now that his parents are divorcing and his mother is out of the army, the two of them are going to put down roots in NYC. The first person close to his own age that he meets is Shelby. While she's clearly strange, following her around their neighborhood certainly isn't boring. When their classmate's dog is stolen, John discovers he really wants to help Shelby find the thief.
I reacted to to this similarly to a regular Sherlock Holmes story. Not something I'd go out of my way for, but once I got into it, I had to know how the story ended. Mystery fans will love this.