The 100-year-old secret
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister living in London for a year, discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great grandfather when they are inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Famous Detectives and given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solv...
| Main Author: | Barrett, Tracy, 1955- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Co.,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: |
Sherlock files ;
#01 |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister living in London for a year, discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great grandfather when they are inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Famous Detectives and given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solve the case of a famous missing painting. |
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| Physical Description: |
157 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Awards: |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN: |
0805083405 (hardcover) : 9780805083408 (hardcover) : |
| Author Notes: |
Tracy Barrett is the author of the Sherlock Files books, as well as several other acclaimed books for young people, including King of Ithaka , Cold in Summer and Anne of Byzantium . Her books have been named an ALA Best Book for young adults, a Bank Street best children's book of the year, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, among other honors. She is a professor of Italian language and civilization at Vanderbilt University and lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. |