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“Come, Watson, come!” he cried. “The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!”
"​The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"

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EXPERIENCE the Canon

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Next, as a Junior Sherlockian-in-Training, “Experience the Canon.”  Read or listen to two stories from the Canon- the 56 short stories and 4 novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Most of the stories can be found online or at your local library.

As a Junior Sherlockian-in-Training, you are encouraged to seek parental guidance when choosing which stories to read from the Canon.  If you are a younger reader, abridged versions of “The Red-Headed League” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” are fine first reads. ​

Suggested Abridged Texts for Younger Readers

• Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (A Stepping Stone Book) – Conaway, Judith (“The Red-Headed League” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” are two of three abridged short stories in this text- middle elementary grades)

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• Classic Starts: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sasaki, Chris  (“The Red-Headed League” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” are two of six abridged short stories in this text- middle and upper elementary grades)

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• Sherlock Holmes and the Redheaded League (On the Case with Holmes and Watson #07) – Shaw, Murray, M. J. Cosson, Sophie Rohrbach, and J. T. Morrow (“The Red-Headed League” is presented in graphic novel format- upper elementary grades)

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