Go along with Enola Holmes to solve mysteries and evade her brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft!  In this book club you will read the Enola Holmes Mysteries and meet once a week to talk about the characters and twists and turns of each mystery.  I'll ask questions related to character, plot, and theme to guide the conversation, but the discussion is largely student-led.  This class aims to foster students' love of books by encouraging them to have meaningful conversations with their peers about books in a fun and respectful setting. 

**PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE BOOKS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR LEARNER BOTH IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND READING LEVEL/ HAVING TIME TO READ** The books are set in Victorian England and show both good and bad elements of that era.  A good place to start is by checking the review of the first book on commonsensemedia.org  (More information in the parental guidance section.)
Common Sense media review for the first book: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/enola-holmes-the-case-of-the-missing-marquess-the-enola-holmes-mysteries-book-1

(If you don't see a meeting time that works for you, please fill out a class request; I'll do my best to accommodate you.  Classes that meet on Thursday meet every other week.)

Class structure:
First 5 minutes: Community building chat (Might be longer on the first meeting to allow for introductions.)
Discussion: approximately 20 minutes- Students will guide the discussion.  I will ask questions to deepen their thinking about character, theme and plot. Students may ask questions that they have about the books.  (I'll give the other students a chance to answer those questions before chiming in.) Students will make predictions about the next book.
Vocabulary and references that will be important in the next book: 10 minutes  (In the final class, this time will be used to wrap up the course and socialize.)
Goodbyes and homework reminders: 5 minutes  

*We'll talk about the characters, mystery, plots, and themes of the books.  If everyone has also seen the movies, we'll discuss differences and similarities between the books and films.  If students are waiting to watch the movies after they've read the books, we will leave the movie out of class discussions. 

Course Schedule:
*Students should read the entirety of each book before the class meeting for that book.  Please bring your book to class.  

Week 1:  "Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess"

Week 2: "The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery"

Week 3: "The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery"

Week 4: "The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: An Enola Holmes Mystery"

Week 5- "The Case of the Criptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery"

Week 6- "The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye: An Enola Holmes Mystery"