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Lock and key

Ridley Pearson

2016371 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2016
first published
  • 2016371 pages · ENGISBN 9780062399014
  • 2018HarperCollins · 400 pagesISBN 9780062399076

Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds up rooming with a most unlikely companion: a lanky British know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes ("Lock" to his friends). An heirloom Bible, donated by the Moriarty family more than a hundred years ago, has gone missing, and it doesn't take long for the two to find themselves embroiled in the school-wide scandal. The school is on lockdown until it's found, strange clues keep finding their way to James, and a secret society lurks behind it all.

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Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSmall ensemble

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Written forMiddle grade

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