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description: Bestselling author of Peter and the Starcatchers and the Kingdom Keepers series Ridley Pearson reimagines the origins of the epic rivalry between Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty. Set in modern times and focusing on Moriarty's bone-chilling beginnings this middle grade mystery-adventure series will upend everything you thought you ever knew about Sherlock Holmesand the true nature of evil.In the pantheon of literatures more impressive villains Sherlock Holmess greatest nemesis James Moriarty stands alone. As Sir Arthur Conan Doyle describes him in the classic tale The Final Solution Moriarty is a genius a philosopher and a spider in the center of his web. He is the Napolean of crimeand now for the first-time ever New York Times bestselling novelist Ridley Pearson explores the origins of his evil ways.Our story begins when James and his younger sister Moria are unceremoniously sent off to boarding school at Baskerville Academy. It is not a fate either want or welcomebut generations of Moriarty men have graduated from Baskervilles hallowed halls. And now so too must James. Its at Baskerville where James is first paired with a rather unexpected roommateSherlock Holmes. The two dont get along almost instantly but when the schools heirloom Bible goes missing and cryptic notes with disconcerting clues start finding their way into Jamess hands the two boys decide that they must work together to solve a mystery so fraught with peril it will change both their lives forever!Its another seat-of-your-pants mystery from the bestselling author of Peter and the Starcatchers and The Kingdom Keepers series Ridley Pearson.
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title: The Initiation
publisher: HarperFestival