The Great Shelby Holmes
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781681190518
Pages
243 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nine-year-old Shelby Holmes, the best detective in her Harlem neighborhood, and her new easy-going friend from downstairs, eleven-year-old John Watson, become partners in a dog-napping case.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
690L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Single parent; Separation; Illness; single mother; separated parents; diabetes
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best of the Best Books, 2016
Diverse Kids and YA Lit, 2016, Nominee
North Somerset Teachers' Book Award, 2017, Longlist
Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2017-2018, Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Keywords
friendship; Harlem; mystery; detective; Army brat; apartment; lost dog
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Eulberg, Elizabeth, "The Great Shelby Holmes" (2016). Diverse Families. 780.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/780