Author: Shane Peacock
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Mystery, Historical fiction, Young adult, Fiction, Adventure, Children, Detective
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9780887768507
9780887769191
0887768504 |
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Sherlock Holmes, just 13, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition, makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and son Sherlock bears the burden of their rebellion. Friendless, bullied at school, he belongs nowhere and has only his wits to help him make his way.
But what wits he has! His keen powers of observation are already apparent, though he is still a boy. He loves to amuse himself by constructing histories from the smallest detail for everyone he meets. Partly for fun, he focuses his attention on a sensational murder to see if he can solve it. But his game turns deadly serious when he finds himself the accused, and in London, they hang boys of thirteen.
This book is part of the "The Boy Sherlock Holmes" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Secret Fiend"
First published in 2010
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 | "Vanishing Girl"
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