Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade cover

Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade

Author: Springer, Nancy

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 7.1
Points 7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 39407
Points per Word 0.000178
Page Count 240
Points per Page 0.029167

Description

Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes's younger sister, lives independently in Victorian London where she works as a scientific perditorian, a finder of persons and things. In this adventure, Enola must outwit her famous brother Sherlock to help her friend Lady Cecily Alastair, a young baronet's daughter who has run away from home to escape her father's devious schemes. The story follows Enola as she uses her intelligence and detective skills to navigate the societal constraints placed on women in Victorian England while solving the mystery.

Quick Summary

Enola Holmes, the teenage sister who outwits her famous brother Sherlock, takes on a daring case in Victorian London where she must use her scientific detective skills to find a missing actress before time runs out. Kids will love following Enola as she disguises herself, cracks clever codes, and proves that a young woman can solve mysteries better than any grown man in Victorian England. If your kid enjoys the Enola Holmes films or the Girl Stacked series, they'll absolutely devour this clever mystery. Perfect for kids in grades 6 through 8 who want a smart, independent female heroine.