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Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia

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Has Sherlock Holmes met his match? Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are asked to help the King of Bohemia find a very important photograph. It won''t be easy. The King's former love, Irene Adler, has hidden the photograph. Holmes must don a clever disguise, stage a brawl, and even fake a house fire to find the mysterious image! But has Holmes underestimated Irene Adler?
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    • Booklist

      November 15, 2010
      Grades 4-6 The On the Case with Holmes and Watson graphic-novel series opens with this spirited caper. The king of Bohemia hires the detective to locate a photograph of himself with the actress Irene Adler that he fears she will use to ruin his upcoming marriage to another woman. Holmes finds the photo all right but also finds a rare instance in which he gets truly outsmarted; forever after, he would admiringly refer to Adler as the woman. A few spurts of action liven up the panels, which are otherwise mostly occupied by talking faces, and although Rohrbachs scratchy style is simplistic, it gives the characters plenty of personality (Holmes rolling his eyes as he sees through a clients thin ruse says more about the detective than pages of exposition could). This story is an inspired choice for a series opener not just because it was the first Holmes short story published (following two novels) but also because it establishes right off the bat something that may surprise readers: a fallible Holmes.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2011
      Also adapted by M. J. Cosson. These graphic novelstyle adaptations of Holmes's adventures are well suited to middle graders. The dialogue is reminiscent of Conan Doyle's writing yet easier to follow. The illustrations' cartoon characters are appealing, but the heavy black lines and dark palette are sometimes intrusive. Reading list, websites.

      (Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • ATOS Level:4.2
  • Lexile® Measure:600
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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