The 100-Year-Old Secret

By Barrett, Tracy

Publishers 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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ISBN
978-0-80508-340-8
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2008

Gr 4-7 Detective stories derived from the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are well represented in juvenile literature from Donald Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown" series to Nancy Springer's "Enola Holmes" mysteries. Welcome 12-year-old Xena Holmes and her brother, Xander, Sherlock's great-great-great grandchildren, newly arrived in London from Florida. They are playing a favorite game, guessing people's occupation by appearance, in front of their hotel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Set in modern-day London, this book follows American transplants Xena and Xander Holmes, great-great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock. The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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