The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes Series #3)

by Nancy Springer

Overview

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Enola Holmes—younger sister to Sherlock Holmes—is back on another case!

Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes's right-hand man, so when he goes missing, it's a shock. Even Sherlock hasn't the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola is intrigued but wary; she's still hiding from her older brothers, and getting involved could prove to be disastrous. But Enola can't help but investigate, especially when she learns that a bizarre bouquet—with flowers all symbolizing death—has been delivered to the Watson residence. Enola knows she must act quickly, but can she find Dr. Watson in time?


Praise for Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess:

An Edgar Award Nominee!

"Empowered, capable, and smart . . . [with] an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it."—Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

* "Enola shows herself to be an intelligent, rational, resourceful, and brave protagonist. Readers will look forward to hearing this heroine's unique voice again." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "This is a terrific package. Springer not only provides two fine mysteries, breathtaking adventure, and key-eyed description, but she also offers a worthy heroine." —Booklist, starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142413906
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	05/14/2009
Series:	Enola Holmes Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Nancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and women's fiction before turning her attention to children's literature. Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I AM MORDRED: A TALE OF CAMELOT and I AM MORGAN LE FAY. Springer's children's books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Children's Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings. Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hood’s daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.

Ms. Springer lives in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Enola is a delightful character, with a wry voice that is uniquely hers. Move over, Sherlock. -School Library Journal, starred review

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess:

An Edgar Award Nominee!

* “Enola shows herself to be an intelligent, rational, resourceful, and brave protagonist. Readers will look forward to hearing this heroine’s unique voice again.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

* “This is a terrific package. Springer not only provides two fine mysteries, breathtaking adventure, and key-eyed description, but she also offers a worthy heroine.” —Booklist, starred review

* “A tasty appetizer, with every sign of further courses to come.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Enola’s loneliness, intelligence, sense of humor,and sheer pluck make her an extremely appealing heroine.” —School Library Journal, starred review

From the Publisher

Gr 5-8
It is March, 1889, in London, and Enola is still lodging in the East End and evading her brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock, so as to avoid boarding school. For six months, she has been using the alias Ivy Meshle and pursuing her "life's calling" as a Perditorian ("finder of the lost") but, afraid that she has been discovered, she must choose a new identity: Viola Everseau. Her new disguise: a beautiful woman. Her new case: finding the missing Dr. Watson. Her first act is to visit Dr. Watson's wife, and her first clue is a bizarre bouquet the frantic woman has received. Using her knowledge of the "language of flowers," Enola deduces that the bouquet suggests revenge and knows that this is a detail that her sleuthing brother will overlook. Her investigation leads her from a theatrical shop to a hothouse, from one dangerous situation to another. Enola is a delightful character, with the sharp wit one would expect from Sherlock Holmes's sister, and a wry voice that is uniquely hers. Springer's descriptions of late-19th-century England are vivid, the mystery is intriguing, and Enola's cleverness and capability will appeal to readers who like their heroines both sprightly and savvy. Move over, Sherlock.
—Laurie SlagenwhiteCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

A foreword finds Dr. Watson locked in an 1889 London madhouse. Next we see 14-year-old Enola Holmes, Sherlock's young sister, creating a new persona as the beautiful Viola Everseau. With the curious appearance of bouquets sent to Mrs. Watson, the plots converge. Internal monologues articulate the heroine's loneliness, and Katherine Kellgren infuses these with energy to reveal Enola’s insight, intelligence, and outrage at the snobbery of her brothers. This third Enola story is full of detail and emotion, and Kellgren leaps on the dramatic possibilities as Enola leaps on clues. Mirroring Enola's skill at disguises, she speaks the accent of a street urchin and turns a shopkeeper’s posh accent to Cockney in a tirade. S.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

JULY 2008 - AudioFile