The Holmes and Watson Mysterious Events and Objects Consortium: The Case of the Witch’s Talisman

Elmore Hammes
Kannapolis Fog Publishing Emporium (2007)
ISBN 9780615139494
Reviewed by Anneliese Buenker (age 9) for Reader Views (10/07)

The book is about a girl named Ginny and her best friend, Kevin.  One day, they find three mysterious metal rings melted together.  Then they find two different dead animals, one a squirrel and the other a bunny.  When Ginny and Kevin try to bury the dead animals, the carcasses disappear.  Later, Ginny’s cat goes missing and Ginny and Kevin wonder “why are the animals disappearing?”  They know an old gypsy lady named Ms. Crabapple.  She turns out to be in contact with a wizard, and she helps them in their search.

As she tries to solve the mystery, Ginny gains a connection with the talisman (the 3 mysterious metal rings) and battles an evil witch from another dimension.  During their adventure, Ginny and Kevin use a mysterious book to learn about talismans and how to destroy them. 

It’s very exciting –a good book.

I think that Mr. Hammes is a great writer and hope that he writes more of these books.  I enjoyed the book because it is about kids my age and because it is fantasy and I like fantasy books.  I recommend “The Holmes and Watson Mysterious Events and Objects Consortium: The Case of the Witch’s Talisman” to 8, 9 and 10 year olds though that doesn’t mean that 12 and 7 year olds can’t read it too!

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