The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018 · Est. 5.5 hour read

The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case

By Elizabeth Eulberg

Part of the The Great Shelby Holmes series

Young detectives go undercover as skaters to crack a coded mystery.

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240 pages· 38,447 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
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Nine-year-old sleuth Shelby Holmes and her friend John Watson face their toughest challenge yet: going undercover as figure skaters. When a star athlete receives cryptic threats, the duo must decipher the code and uncover the culprit. As they navigate the rink, Shelby's sharp mind and Watson's journalistic flair are put to the test. Can they maintain their disguise and solve the mystery before it's too late? Join Shelby and Watson in a thrilling adventure where the stakes are high and the ice is slippery.

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Acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg continues her hilarious middle-grade twist on Sherlock Holmes as detective duo Shelby and Watson tackle their trickiest case yet–going undercover . . . as figure skaters! Being friends with a super sleuth isn’t easy, especially when she’s nine years old, four feet tall, and full of attitude. But for eleven-year-old John Watson, being friends with Shelby Holmes is just the adventure he’s looking for. After Watson’s online journal chronicling his and Shelby’s case-closing abilities attracts the attention of a newspaper reporter, the pair becomes a small “media sensation” in their Harlem neighborhood. So it’s no surprise (at least, to Shelby!) when the article lands them a new client–a figure skating coach whose star athlete, Jordan Nelson, is receiving strange, threatening messages, written entirely in code. There’s no one better to crack the cipher than dynamic duo Shelby and Watson! But to gather information, Shelby decides that they’ll have to go undercover . . . as an award-winning pair skating team. Can they use the laws of physics and their acting skills to maintain their covers and figure out who’s sending Jordan such strange messages before it’s too late?

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Format
Pages
240
Words
38,447
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
570L
Themes & topics
Books about sports and recreationBooks about sleuthingBooks about detectivesBooks about friendshipBooks about school
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
199522
Publication
Published
September 3, 2019
First published
September 4, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781681190594

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