Weekend reading roundup

[nanila]

How did your weekend reading go? If you planned on anything specifically, did you read it? (Reminder link to intended weekend reading post.)

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[fred_mouse]

I don't remember what I was planning on reading over the weekend, but as of Monday night I had finished three books since Friday, so I'm reasonably pleased! One Australian 1950s historical, one children's transformative work about Sherlock Holmes younger sister Enola, and one very strange little book about libraries (English translation; Japanese original).

[nanila]

Wow, congratulations! I like the sound of the transformative work.

[fred_mouse]

late reply, but have finally got that far back in my inbox...

The book was "The case of the bizarre bouquets" by Nancy Springer, and is book 3 of the series.

The Goodreads summary is: "Sherlock Holmes is missing his right hand man, Dr Watson. His much younger sister Enola is hiding from her older Holmes brothers, but knows the bizarre bouquet that arrives at the Watson residence spells death - convolvulus, hawthorn, and white poppies. She dons her most discerning disguise, and seeks the sender."

For a reader, I'm guessing late primary age, but for a listener, a much younger kid with a good attention span would probably love it.