Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Encyclopedia Brown books volume 1
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers volume no. 1
Encyclopedia Brown
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers volume no. 1
Encyclopedia Brown
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
"With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of police, and every night, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten confounding mysteries, including the theft of a diamond necklace, a bank robbery that happened in broad daylight, the case of the missing roller skates, and more. And with the clues given...
Author
Series
Encyclopedia Brown books volume no. 3
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers volume no. 3
Encyclopedia Brown
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers volume no. 3
Encyclopedia Brown
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
"With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his Dad is also the chief of police, and every night, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten confounding mysteries, from recovering a client's prized tooth collection to following a trail of paint to find a sneaky thief, and more. And with the clues given in each case, readers...
Author
Series
Encyclopedia Brown volume no. 12
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his Dad is also the chief of police, and every night, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten confounding mysteries, including a case of a stolen priceless stamp, a mysterious thief, a creepy pantry closet, and more. And with the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
"With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his Dad is also the chief of police, and every night, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten confounding mysteries, including a case of a kidnapped millionaire, a dangerous dog and his mean owner, a famous big-town crook, and more. And with the clues given in each case, readers...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
"With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of police, and every night, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten confounding mysteries, including a case involving a seven-foot tall boy, the murder of a pet skunk, some stolen false teeth, and more. And with the clues given in each case, readers will...
Author
Series
Match wits with Sherlock Holmes volume 1
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
39 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.
Author
Series
Match wits with Sherlock Holmes volume 2
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.
Author
Series
Match wits with Sherlock Holmes volume 4
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.
Author
Series
Match wits with Sherlock Holmes volume 3
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.
Author
Series
Match wits with Sherlock Holmes volume 7
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to find a solution. Includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.
Author
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. They...
Author
Language
English
Description
It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology--is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe,...
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
367 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
O Jerusalem takes place in 1918, shortly after The Beekeeper's Apprentice. Coming out of retirement, an aging Sherlock Holmes has traveled to Palestine with his 19-year-old partner, Mary Russell. There, disguised as ragged Bedouins, they embark on a dangerous mission. If they fail, the holy city will surely go up in flames. With her unerring flair for the dramatic, Laurie R. King packs this novel with bloodcurdling adventure, clever disguises, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Only hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving one riddle on the moor, another knocks on their front door - literally. It's a mystery that begins during the Great War, when Gabriel Hughenfort died amidst scandalous rumors that have haunted the family ever since. But it's not until Holmes and Russell arrive at Justice Hall, a home of unearthly perfection set in a garden modeled on Paradise, that they fully understand the irony echoed in the...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
1120L
Physical Desc
368 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
It's only the second day of 1924, but Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, find themselves embroiled in intrigue. It starts with a New Year's visit from Holmes's brother Mycroft, who comes bearing a strange package containing the papers of an English spy named Kimball O'Hara-the same Kimball known to the world through Kipling's famed Kim. Inexplicably, O'Hara withdrew from the "Great Game" of espionage and now he has just as inexplicably...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Although other writers have tried, no one has matched King's ability to capture the allure of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. En route to San Francisco to settle her family's estate, Mary Russell, in the company of husband Sherlock Holmes, falls prey to troubling dreams-and even more troubling behavior. In 1906, when Mary was six, the city was devastated by a catastrophic earthquake. For years Mary has insisted she lived...