The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #1)

by Mack, Tracy; Citrin, Michael; Ruth, Greg

• ISBN13: 9780545069397
• ISBN10: 0545069394
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Orchard Books

Summary

Few know that Sherlock Holmes was assistedby a band of devoted boys, street urchins wholoved to solve mysteries, called the Baker StreetIrregulars. When a murder at the circus unravels toreveal another far more treacherous crime, Holmescalls on the gang for help. Can the Baker StreetIrregulars solve the mystery before it’s too late?In this fantastic new spin on the beloved SherlockHolmes mysteries, kids will love following Holmes’sand the Irregulars’ deductions and trying to maketheir own. Filled with added bonuses—a glossaryof Cockney terms, maps, and a guide to the art ofdisguise—and featuring an appealing paperbackpackage, kids and adults alike will fall in love withthe Baker Street Irregulars.

Author Biography

Tracy Mack is the author of two celebrated novels: BIRDLAND, a Book Sense Top Ten Book, a Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and DRAWING LESSONS, a Booklist Top Ten First Novel and a Teen People NEXT Award Finalist. Michael Citrin is an attorney and has been a Sherlock Holmes fan since he was a young boy. Together they have written the Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars series published by Orchard Books. Tracy and Michael are married and live in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts with their three young children. Tracy Mack is the author of two celebrated novels: Birdland, a Book Sense Top Ten Book, a Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Drawing Lessons, a Booklist Top Ten First Novel and a Teen People NEXT Award Finalist. Michael Citrin is an attorney and has been a Sherlock Holmes fan since he was a young boy. Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin are married and live in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, with their two young children.