Sherlock, Lupin, and Me by Irene Adler

The story follows three children: Sherlock Holmes, Arsene Lupin, and Irene Adler as they work together to solve their first crime together. It takes place in 1870, as to keep the ages approximately cannon with the Original Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes books.

As a book intended for nine to thirteen year old's, I think this book does exactly what it needs to do. The story and language are straight forward and easy to follow, but still filled with twists and turns which will awe the reader. The story is fun and exciting, and the characters guide the reader  through it perfectly. This was definitely a book that I could imagine reading to a child before they went to bed, and having them beg me to keep reading because they wanted to know what was going to happen next.

I would also like to take a moment to appreciate the artwork in this book. There are little illustrations at the beginning of every chapter which only make sense after actually reading the chapter. They almost act as clues to the reader about what will happen next without giving away any details of the story or making it predictable. If anything, they add another layer of fun to the story that I believe young readers will really enjoy.

STAR RATING: ★★★★