The sign of the five
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024].
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9780063275621, 0063275627
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In the second thrilling installment to the Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall series, Arthur returns to the elusive Baskerville Hall and must solve the mystery behind a poisoned Sherlock Holmes, facing new threats, harrowing challenges, and ghastly ghouls along the way. It's time for a new adventure, are you ready? When Arthur Conan Doyle returns to Baskerville Hall, a secretive school for extraordinary students, he's excited to begin winter term with the friends he loves. However, soon after his arrival, a dangerous foe threatens his favorite professor, Sherlock Holmes, and all signs seem to point to a force that Arthur had hoped he'd seen the last of... the Green Knight. But Sherlock isn't the only target; others begin to fall prey as well. The question is: how are they all connected? In the ultimate race against time, Arthur will have to dodge old enemies, befriend new faces, and brave encounters with spirits to solve the mystery before it's too late. But there are more puzzles to solve than one; it seems a new term at Baskerville Hall may not only test Arthur's wits... but his friendships too.

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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024].
Format
Book
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301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780063275621, 0063275627

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In the second thrilling installment to the Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall series, Arthur returns to the elusive Baskerville Hall and must solve the mystery behind a poisoned Sherlock Holmes, facing new threats, harrowing challenges, and ghastly ghouls along the way. It's time for a new adventure, are you ready? When Arthur Conan Doyle returns to Baskerville Hall, a secretive school for extraordinary students, he's excited to begin winter term with the friends he loves. However, soon after his arrival, a dangerous foe threatens his favorite professor, Sherlock Holmes, and all signs seem to point to a force that Arthur had hoped he'd seen the last of... the Green Knight. But Sherlock isn't the only target; others begin to fall prey as well. The question is: how are they all connected? In the ultimate race against time, Arthur will have to dodge old enemies, befriend new faces, and brave encounters with spirits to solve the mystery before it's too late. But there are more puzzles to solve than one; it seems a new term at Baskerville Hall may not only test Arthur's wits... but his friendships too.

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Booklist Review

In The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall series, Standish creates a fictional education for the young Arthur Conan Doyle at an imaginary English boarding school that attracts promising students with exceptional intelligence, courage, and abilities. The second novel in the series, which takes the first book's title as its name, reintroduces readers to Arthur as he eagerly returns for another term at Baskerville Hall, where he finds quirky students, challenging courses, and exceptional professors--including Sherlock Holmes. With some trepidation, he vividly recalls certain dangerous escapades and devious villains. Like the previous book, this novel deals with troubles that began decades ago but have become more deadly over time. Those threats are offset by Doyle's formidable skills and his close-knit circle of friends. Readers who come for the mystery, adventure, and boarding school antics may find themselves intrigued by the notion that some of the kids will grow up to be adult characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories. A well-paced, absorbing mystery adventure novel with a period setting, an original premise, and a vividly imagined protagonist.

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Kirkus Book Review

A return to Baskerville Hall offers more opportunities for sleuthing and self-discovery. When readers last left the students of Baskerville Hall, they had rescued a mysterious pterodactyl and destroyed an immortality machine and exposed its villainous creator. This volume finds the crew eagerly returning for their second term. Various scholastic and social challenges quickly arise: There's the annual Invention Convention to prepare for, questions about the Clover (the school's secret society), and the sorting of students into Circles by area of study (Iron, Dawn, Lightning, Spirit, and the Citadel). Heightening tensions, Arthur's roommate and good friend Jimmie Moriarty is acting strange and standoffish. When Professor Sherlock Holmes and later two others are found comatose from a mysterious poison, Arthur must crack the case. Trips to the library's dustiest shelves and some communication with spirits via classmate Grover's Ghost Board provide a portal into the shadowy past of their strange school. A cinematically grand denouement makes for a delightfully dramatic read, but the substantial focus on sundry elements of scholastic life often feels only loosely tied to the compelling central plot. Gender parity and a socially diverse atmosphere remain an essential element of Baskerville Hall, with Scottish Arthur and South Asian British Grover (and his Ghost Board) leading the charge in this volume. A satisfying return to a well-developed setting, rich with secrets and schemes. (historical photos and drawings, all about Arthur Conan Doyle)(Mystery. 9-14) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Standish, A. (2024). The sign of the five (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Standish, Ali. 2024. The Sign of the Five. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Standish, Ali. The Sign of the Five New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Standish, A. (2024). The sign of the five. First edn. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Standish, Ali. The Sign of the Five First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.

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