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Philomel/Sleuth
5 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Enola Holmes bests older brother Sherlock once again after discovering that a vengeful patient whisked Dr. Watson away to an insane asylum. Springer's mystery whips along, her heroine's "syrupy young woman" disguise providing comic relief. Enola is her usual smart and spunky self here, continuing to dodge her supposed destiny as "an ornament for genteel society" in 1880s London.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(3)
4-6
Seikei (The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn), now sixteen and a full-fledged samurai, is sent back to his hometown on an errand for his adopted father, Judge Ooka. While there, Seikei becomes caught up in a smuggling drama and murder at the puppet theater. Details of the culture and mores of early-eighteenth-century Japan are well integrated into a fast-paced, satisfying mystery.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(2)
YA
Eighth-grader Bobby's life gets complicated as he plays JV basketball, develops a crush, and, while investigating a dark secret involving his teacher, discovers a hidden world of violence, domestic abuse, and racial prejudice. Parker's first young adult novel is a suspenseful coming-of-age homage to a bygone era--equal parts Americana, Norman Rockwell, and Archie comics, with a little Hardy Boys thrown in.
Reviewer: Philip Charles Crawford
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July, 2007
(3)
4-6
In this strong follow-up to The Case of the Missing Marquess, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes takes on a case that big brother Sherlock won't deign to touch: Lady Cecily's scandalous disappearance with an unsavory suitor. Enola's spunk (she refuses to become "a singing, dancing, French-quoting, delicately fainting decoration") and smarts (she unmasks a Jekyll-and-Hyde-type villain) are sure to resonate with readers.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(4)
4-6
In a cathedral city in France, children are mysteriously disappearing. Foster child Alma inadvertently discovers their whereabouts--in attempting to save them, she puts her own life in danger. The villain is a one-dimensional character and his motivations don't make much sense, but this modern-day mystery is steeped in gothic atmosphere.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
5 reviews
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