The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg is another fun twist on the Sherlock Holmes craze. Only this time the great genius detective is a young girl and Watson is the new neighbor living with his single mom in the same New York apartment building. Shelby is years younger than any other sixth grader but John, being new and it's summer, has no choice but to befriend this strange girl.Her reputation in the neighborhood is that of a great problem solver, everyone knows her, she knows everyone AND she's a know it all. When a classmate pulls up in a chauffeured car and asks Shelby to help find her missing dog, John Watson jumps in as well because no matter how odd she is, she is one interesting kid and it is bound to lead to some great excitement.
For readers in 4th- 6th grades.
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