| Case That Time Forgot Contributor(s): Barrett, Tracy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312563582 ISBN-13: 9780312563585 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Sherlock Files (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136712 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Xander's classmate Karim tells him about a famous amulet carved in the shape of Thoth, the Egyptian god of time. It was thought to be so powerful that it could turn back time one day every hundred years. And that day is in a week The amulet disappeared from a London museum years ago. Xena and Xander's celebrated ancestor Sherlock Holmes tried to find it, but had no luck. The twins are on the case--and so are mysterious foes who are trying to thwart and perhaps even harm them Can Xander and Xena track down what Sherlock Holmes could not?The Case That Time Forgot is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrett, Tracy: - Tracy Barrett is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including the Sherlock Files books, King of Ithaka, Cold in Summer and Anne of Byzantium. Her books have been named an ALA Best Book for young adults, a Bank Street best children's book of the year, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, among many other honors. She is a professor of Italian language and civilization at Vanderbilt University and lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. |