Nette Idee für ein Sherlock-Holmes retelling, die als Kinder-bzw Jugendbuch hervorragend funktioniert

A fun, fast-paced introduction to Sherlock Holmes for kids who aren't quite ready for the original stories. Characters, especially Holmes and the members of the Baker Street Irregulars, are well drawn, and the impression of Victorian London, with its homeless children, filth and exploitative child labor, is vivid.

I didn't especially like the unsympathetic way Watson was portrayed, but the idea behind the series is that Watson, in his written accounts, de-emphasized the important part the Irregulars played in solving Holmes' cases because he was jealous of their sleuthing talent.

At the end there's a cast of characters and a glossary including cockney rhyming slang (both of which might have been better placed at the beginning of the book), also a more detailed explanation of how to use the slang and invent your own rhyming slang, how Holmes used the art of deduction, the importance of disguises, and the various means of transportation in Victorian London.

All in all, it's an entertaining, suspenseful read for kids, and Sherlock Holmes fans of all ages.

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Judul bukut: Sherlock Holmes dan laskar jalanan baker street
Penulistt: Tracy Mack dan Michael Citrin
Penerbitt: Qanita
Penerjemaht: Maria M. lubis
Terbittt: Mei 2010
Tebaltt: 308 halaman
Ukurantt: 13,5 x 20,5
Covertt: Softcover
ISBN tt: 978-602-8579-23-0

Sherlock holmes dan laskar jalanan baker street adalah novel karya Tracy Mark dan Michael Citrin yang menceritakan tentang seorang detektif yang cerdas dan terhebat bernama Sherlock Holmes. Detektif Sherlock holmes sedang memecahkan kasus kematian bintang sirkus Walenda bersaudara. Kejadian itu terjadi di sikus grand Barboza-London, Inggris.

Detektif Sherlock Holmes memecahkan kasus ini bersama laskar jalanan baker street. Walenda bersaudara adalah bintang sirkus yang mati karena terjatuh dari tali akrobat yang tiba-tiba terputus. Walenda bersaudara pun terjatuh ke tanah dan tewas. Untuk menyelidiki lebih lanjut detektif sherlock holmes mengirim anak-anak tunawisma dan yatim piatu yang hidup di jalanan ke sirkus grand barboza.

Pada saat yang sama terjadi pencurian di istana Buckingham Inggris terjadi pencurian The Stuart Chronicle, yaitu adalah buku berumur dua ratus tahun yang bertatahkan batu-batu mulia lambang kekuasaan kerajaan. Pada kasus ini detektif sherlock holmes memanggil anak-anak tunawisma dan yatim piatu yang hidup di jalanan.

Menurut, saya kelebihan dari buku ini adalah jika kamu membaca nya dengan serius maka kalian akan suka ceritanya dan bahasa yang digunakan pada buku ini juga cukup bisa dimengerti. Sedangkan Kekurangan dari buku ini adalah pada awal cerita memang sedikit kurang menarik lebih menarik pada bagian tengah sampai akhir. Menurut saya buku ini cukup layak untuk dibaca.

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Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Sherlock Holmes? Tokoh detektif yang diciptakan oleh Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) telah menjadi figur yang tidak terlepaskan dengan cerita-cerita beraliran misteri.

Penerbit Qanita menerbitkan Sherlock Holmes dan Laskar Jalanan Baker Street: Misteri Kematian Bintang Sirkus yang diterjemahkan oleh Maria Lubis dari Sherlock Holmes and The Baker Street Irregulars: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas karya Tracy Mack dan Michael Citrin, sepasang suami istri editor dan asisten pengacara yang sama-sama menggemari cerita misteri.

Buku ini mengangkat kembali cerita Sherlock Holmes dengan kacamata yang berbeda. Jika pada novel-novel orisinilnya cerita Sherlock Holmes diceritakan oleh Dr. Watson yang membantu sang detektif dalam memecahkan kasus, pada novel ini ceritanya lebih memfokuskan kepada Laskar Jalanan Baker Street (Baker Street Irregulars), yaitu anak-anak jalanan yang membantu Sherlock Holmes mendapatkan informasi-informasi untuk memecahkan kasus.

Misteri Kematian Bintang Sirkus menceritakan tentang kematian dua akrobatik tali yang terjatuh karena tali akrobat yang mereka gunakan putus secara misterius. Dari kasus ini, diperkenalkanlah anak-anak jalanan, yang disebut Laskar Jalanan Baker Street oleh Sherlock Holmes, di antaranya adalah Ozzie, tokoh utama dalam buku ini, dan Wiggins, pemimpin laskar, serta tokoh Pilar, seorang putri peramal yang mereka temui di sirkus tempat kecelakaan terjadi.

Kasus ini ternyata terkait dengan kasus di Istana Buckingham Inggris, sebuah pencurian buku berumur dua ratus tahun, The Stuart Chronicle. Dari 2 kasus ini, Ozzie, Wiggins, dan teman-temannya membantu sang detektif untuk mencari kenyataan dibalik kasus ini.

Cerita yang dibawa buku ini sangat menyenangkan untuk dibaca karena kita disodorkan bagaimana anak-anak jalanan ini berjuang untuk mencari kebenaran kasus untuk membantu Holmes. Selain itu, penerjemah bahasa, Maria M. Lubis, berhasil menerjemahkan novel misteri ini tanpa merusak esensi 'bahasa yang mudah dipahami' seperti halnya buku aslinya dalam bahasa Inggris.

Sayangnya, mungkin karena lebih ditujukan untuk anak-anak, Tracy dan Michael masih kurang membuat dan memperwajar koneksi antara satu petunjuk dan petunjuk lainnya yang merupakan 'bumbu' utama pada Sherlock Holmes asli yang akan membuat pembaca berdecak kagum. Dalam buku ini, petunjuk-petunjuk yang mengarah ke kesimpulan kasus masih terlihat disengaja dan tidak wajar. Kurangnya 'aksi-aksi' Holmes yang nyata menjadikan buku ini kekurangan akan kekhasan dari cerita Sherlock Holmes sendiri, tetapi mungkin ini disebabkan oleh niat penulis yang ingin lebih membuka cerita mengenai laskar jalanan itu sendiri.

Alur cerita dalam buku ini lebih ringan dibandingkan cerita Sherlock Holmes yang asli karya Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sehingga buku ini lebih ditujukan untuk anak-anak yang menyukai cerita misteri, tetapi tidak ada salahnya para penggemar Sherlock Holmes membaca buku ini untuk melepas rindu kepada tokoh fiksi legendaris ini.

The Baker Street Irregulars are a group of homeless children who help the great detective Sherlock Holmes on his cases. They enjoy the work, although they are always a little bit irritated that Holmes' assistant Watson plays down their help in the cases.

When a rope breaks during the high wire act at a local London circus it results in the death of the Zalindas family, a group of high wire performers. Although this appears to be a deadly accident, Sherlock Holmes thinks that it is a murder case tied in with another important case that he is working on for the royal family.

“The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas” is a well written mystery that does an admirable job of recreating the London of Sherlock Holmes' original stories. A strictly traditional Holmes fan will probably despair at the negative way that Watson is portrayed in this storyline, but I enjoyed reading more about the Baker Street Irregulars. The mystery itself is well thought out, neither too predictable, nor too unlikely. I feel that Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin did a good job in writing “The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas.”

Wiggins and his little band of homeless boys roam the streets of London in 1889, begging and doing odd jobs wherever they can. When the great detective Sherlock Holmes has two mysterious cases that link to each other, he calls on Wiggins and his band to help him be additional eyes and ears in the matter.

Although not authentic Sherlock Holmes style, this book includes danger, pain, excitement, and treasure -- and even a secret message -- all entertaining for the 3rd to 7th graders who will enjoy this mystery. Lots of historical information at the back of the book. First in a series.

Finished this one in one sitting. A well done mystery for kids that adult Holmes buffs will enjoy as well.

Was a little sad to see Watson treated so shabbily, but the story, characters, and settings were really well done.

This novel hits all the benchmarks of a good Holmes pastiche: devotion to Holmes's method, an interesting puzzle, and an original approach to the Canon. In this novel for kds, the authors have revisited Victorian London, and use Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars, the group of rag-tag street urchins Holmes employed, to shape their tale. The main characters are Ozzie and Wiggins, of the Baker Street Irregulars, Pilar, the daughter of the circus' fortune teller, and the Master himself, Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes hires the irregulars to do some investigating at a traveling circus, where 3 members of the high wire act have tragically fallen to their death the night before. What was the rope salesman really selling? Why is the Prince of Wales involved?

Ozzie proves to be the lynchpin in this tale, as he demonstrates his intellect and bravery, and gains the respect of the other Irregulars and the Master.

Nicely done but lacking in passion. The appendices at the end are a nice touch, giving the reader some insight into Holmes' London.

This book is absolutely fabulous for mystery readers. It has a lot of suspense, and always has you thinking about whats going to happen next. It's a must read for people who like Nancy Drew, The Boxcar Children and Encyclopedia Brown, and it's a fun book for everyone!

A group of orphans and street boys help the famed detective Sherlock Holmes solve the puzzling deaths of a family of circus tightrope walkers by connecting it to a theft from Buckingham Palace. Memorable characters abound--frail Ozzie, street-smart Wiggins, and the other homeless boys are colorful and realistic. Vivid descriptions will give readers an idea of the harsh realities of life in Victorian London. Ruth’s black-and-white drawings add a dark and mysterious feel. Upper-elementary and middle school mystery-lovers will savor this engaging adventure; the sharp-eyed will enjoy decipering a hidden message running throughout the novel.

In its original title, this book called Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars by Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin. However, I read the Indonesian version, titled Sherlock Holmes dan Laskar Jalanan Baker Street: Misteri Kemarian Bintang Sirkus.

The book offers a different perspective of viewing a Sherlock Holmes case. In original stories by SACD, most of the cases were told from Watson’s point of view, in a first-person perspective. This book offers something new (at least new to my knowledge). Mack and Citrin focus the case from the point of view of the Baker Street Irregulars. However, they use third-person perspective, so you won’t be reading Wiggins experience, for instance. Instead, when you read the book, it will be as if you are hovering above the Irregulars, watching every move they make as they embark on an adventure helping their Master; Sherlock Holmes. And for me, it was fun! It gave me a new angle of reading a Sherlock Holmes story.

The case unfolds in the book is about the death of three acrobat performers in a circus and the missing of a chronicle which was possessed by the royal family since the time of Charles II. The two seemingly unrelated cases then unfolds by, whom other, Holmes with the help of his trustee Baker Street Irregulars. How the to cases are related, or rather, who connects the two cases? If you don’t want me to spoil the fun for you, you probably want to stop reading this review now and continue directly to the last paragraph, because what I’m going to write next contains spoiler.

Ok, stop reading.

I mean it.

Stop now.

Fine.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

There are three spoilers.

First is who connects the two crimes? The answer is Professor Moriarty. Yes, he appears on this book. Holmes almost get his hands on him, but we all know that the saga between them only ends later in the Reichenbach falls in Switzerland. This book happens before the story, where Holmes first thought to be dead along with his nemesis.

With that, I want to ask you to remember a conversation in The Valley of Fear.. Holmes asks Watson, does he know who Moriarty is. Watson answers that he knows who Moriarty is. But his answer is not in a way that suggests that this case (the book that I am reviewing now) happens before. I mean, in Memoirs, Watson doesn’t answer something like, “Sure I know him! He got away in the case involving the Stuart Chronicle!”

I want to point out that Mack and Citrin should find a way for this book to fit perfectly with that event I told above. Or probably the translation is not very good. I don’t know.

Second spoiler is that Mack and Citrin have the nerves to suggest that Watson deliberately left the Irregulars in his writings to make Holmes, and himself, famous! They write it on the preface. In the story, the Irregulars also mention something similar.

In short, Mack and Citrin question the motive of why does Watson only mention the Irregulars in two of his short stories and two of his novels, while in fact Holmes relies on the Irregulars a lot of times to gather information.

Probably there are several reasons for that. First, we have to remember that Holmes works on a lot of cases. His cases are not just the ones Watson chooses to publish, but plenty of unpublished as well. Maybe it is just a coincidence that Watson chooses the ones which don’t involve the irregulars.

Secondly, we also have to remember that not all cases are allowed to be published, because the nature of them. Probably, the Irregulars are involved in such cases, cases which Watson can’t publish, because the secrecy level of them.

So, I don’t believe that Watson deliberately after fame and famous for himself while undermining the Irregulars.

The last is the ending. It isn’t extravagant enough. You will have to read it first then see if you agree with me.

Those issues aside, this book is a great and fun reading. An oasis in the desert for Sherlockian in Indonesia, because we don’t get a lot of pastiches here, let alone a good one.

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas was a good book. I liked the way the case ended up solved. It was a little bit brutal, but it explained all the missing characters. I liked that the "villain" guy didn't show up right away and no one suspected him until the end. Everyone assumed it was a jealous circus performer. I liked that Mr. Holmes had help from some untrained professionals and that the boys were good at what they did even though they weren't from a good family. I especially liked that they had help from Pilar (a gypsy girl) and she was actually a valuable member of the team and not just a tag along. I really liked The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas, and enjoyed how it was written.