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Eye Of the Crow:the Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case
[Hardback - 2007]
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Publisher: Tundra Books | ISBN: 9780887768507 | Pages: 264
Shipping Weight: .388 | Dimensions: 5.61 x .91 x 7.93 inches

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Sherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition and makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and their son, Sherlock, bears the burden of their rebellion. Friendless, bullied at school, he belongs nowhere and has only his wits to help him make his way.

But what wits they are! His keen powers of observation are already apparent, though he is still a boy. He loves to amuse himself by constructing histories from the smallest detail for everyone he meets. Partly for fun, he focuses his attention on a sensational murder to see if he can solve it. But his game turns deadly serious when he finds himself the accused — and in London, they hang boys of thirteen.

Shane Peacock has created a boy who bears all the seeds of the character who has mesmerized millions: the relentless eye, the sense of justice, and the complex ego. The boy Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating character who is sure to become a fast favorite with young readers everywhere.

Shane Peacock was born in 1957 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of four brothers. He attended school in the northern town of Kapuskasing, Ontario, before attending university, where he studied History and English literature. A biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, he is also the author of eighteen novels, a picture book and three plays, and has been won and/or been nominated for numerous awards including two Arthur Ellis Awards for crime fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for historical fiction, the Violet Downey Award, the Libris Award, seven times honored with Junior Library Guild of America selections, and has been on three shortlists for the Canadian Children's Literature Award, and one for the Governor-General's Award. His books have been published in 20 languages in 18 countries. He and his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel live in Cobourg, Ontario and have two daughters and a son.Series:*The Dylan Maples Adventures*The Boy Sherlock HolmesThe Dark Missions of Edgar BrimThe Seven SeriesAwards:Arthur Ellis Award◊ Best Juvenile (2008): Eye of the CrowThe Arthur Ellis (2013)The Violet Downey AwardThe Libris AwardThe Geoffrey Bilson AwardThe Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz AwardAnne Izard Storyteller Choice AwardJunior Library Guild of America Selection (7 times)Governor-General's Award (shortlist)TD Canadian Children's Literature Award (shortlist)

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