num_pages: 243
description: Meet spunky sleuth Shelby and her sports-loving sidekick Watson as they take on a dog-napper in this fresh twist on Sherlock Holmes.Shelby Holmes is not your average sixth grader. Shes nine years old barely four feet tall and the best detective her Harlem neighborhood has ever seenalways using logic and a bit of pluck (which yes some might call bossiness) to solve the toughest crimes. When eleven-year-old John Watson moves downstairs Shelby finds something thats eluded her up till now: a friend. Easy-going John isnt sure of what to make of Shelby but he soon finds himself her most-trusted (read: only) partner in a dog-napping case that'll take both their talents to crack. Sherlock Holmes gets a fun sweet twist with two irresistible young heroes and black &amp; white illustrations throughout in this middle grade debut from internationally bestselling YA author Elizabeth Eulberg.
language: English
title: The Great Shelby Holmes
publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens