Citations:
Lane, Andrew. Young Sherlock Holmes:
Death Cloud. London: Macmillan Children's, 2010. Print.
Lane, Andrew. Young Sherlock Holmes:
Death Cloud. Page 35 London: Macmillan Children's, 2010. Print.
Lane, Andrew. Young Sherlock Holmes:
Death Cloud. Page 57-62 London: Macmillan Children's, 2010. Print.
Lane, Andrew. Young Sherlock Holmes:
Death Cloud. Page 130 London: Macmillan Children's, 2010. Print.
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Summary:
After
a year of being at boarding school Sherlock Holmes plans to have a good summer
vacation and spend time with his family. On the final day of school Sherlock’s
brother Mycroft arrives with displeasuring news. The news is that Sherlock will
not be going back to his home; he will have to stay with close relatives. The
reason for all this is that Sherlock’s father is fighting with the British army
and his mother needs to be left alone because she is suffering from illness.
With no other choice remaining Sherlock was taken to his relatives house. The
relatives were nice people, and they didn’t have many rules, which was good for
Sherlock because it gave him time to explore Farnham. One day as Sherlock was
roaming through the streets of Farnham he met a boy called Matty Arnat. Matty
and Sherlock came from different backgrounds, but they soon became good
friends. A few days after the two met there were two dead bodies spotted with
bubbles covering them. Sherlock and Matty went to Sherlock’s tutor Amyus Crowe
and they discussed the bodies that they had seen. Sherlock also told him that
he had collected bee pollen from both of the bodies. They investigated and
thought that it may have just been an outbreak of the Plague, but then they
found out that the two dead bodies worked for a person called the Baron
Maupertuis. Sherlock then followed one of the Baron’s men to their warehouse
and he heard them talking about a plan, the bees were going to kill people
wearing the clothes that the Barons company made because the clothes were
dilled with bee pollen. He reported back to Amyus Crowe who figured out that
the Baron was moving all of the bees to another town. The group of three
followed the cavalry of horses to their final destination where they would all
go down in a showdown. Will the group of
three stop the Baron’s mischievous plan? Will the people survive? Why is the
Baron doing this? Read the book to find out…
Setting:
This
book takes place in Farnham, which is a town in England. It also takes place in
London, and France. I think that the setting of the book made it more
interesting because I have never read a book that takes place in a small town.
Historical Setting:
The
historical setting of this book is in the Victorian era, which went from 1837
to 1901. It was also a period of time
after the Plague. The Victorian Era is a time period in which Queen Victoria
ruled the United Kingdom. This was a
period of time where the United Kingdom expanded around the world, in terms of
colonizing other countries. They also had industrialization in a large scale. An
example that displays that this book is from the Victorian era is that at the
time Britain was the most powerful country in the world. There were also
diseases going around such as smallpox and measles. The people were also
discussing an outbreak of the Plague from pages 57 to 62.
Affect of Historical Setting:
From
pages 57 to 62 the Sherlock & Amyus discussed an outbreak of the plague.
The historical setting made the people scared of the deaths. This also led
people to leave town and think they were not safe. The Victorian era also
affects the whole plot, but if I told you it would be giving out the ending.
The Victorian era also affects Sherlock because his dad is deployed far away
from his home.
Characters:
Sherlock Holmes: He is a 14-year-old boy who goes to a boarding
school. He is curios and loves solving mysteries. He is a friendly person. He
comes from London. His father is a soldier who is at war and his mother is ill.
Matty Arnat: He is around Sherlock’s age. He is short and is
always covered in dust. His parents died. He lives on his own with his horse.
He is not very smart, and he is poor. However he is kind and has good manners.
Amyus Crowe: He is American. He is dark skinned and is in his late
50s. He has a daughter called Virginia. His wife passed away. He is a very
knowledgeable person. He used to be a contract killer and is now a tutor.
Baron Maupertuis: He is very old and his looks make him look even older.
He was a soldier in the Second World War. He can barely move a muscle because
he was paralyzed in the war. He is mean and is a person who likes to get old
fashioned revenge.
Characterization Techniques: In my opinion the author of this book used imagery to
describe his characters. He also used reflection to explain Sherlock’s feelings
after seeing the Baron, which happens on page 35 where the author is describing
the Baron Maupertuis for the first time. He used many trivial details to build
a picture of the Baron and the setting in the reader’s mind.
Point of View: This story is told from 2nd person point
of view. I think this helped develop the
characters because it gave the author a greater chance to describe what is
going on and tell us about the characters. This also helped the author on page
35 when he was describing the Baron Maupertuis; it also gave us a chance to
learn how Sherlock felt as he met the Baron. Another example is on page 81
where 2nd person point of view helped describe Sherlock’s feelings
as he broke into the Baron’s warehouse.
Theme: I think the theme of this book would be good versus
evil. This is my belief because Sherlock and his friends have to go up against
the Baron Maupertuis. In this case Sherlock and his friends are good and the
Baron Maupertuis would be evil. An example of this is on Page 130 when Sherlock
has a fight with one of the Baron’s henchmen. Another example is on page 81
where Sherlock breaks into the Baron’s warehouse.
Reflection:
I
think that this book matters because it informs us about an old time period in
a very intriguing way. I liked the characters and the characterization
techniques. I didn’t like the end of the story because I found it to
mainstream. I would recommend this book to people ages 12 to 14 who like books
that include spying and action. I would do this because there are many vocab
words. I would give this book a 9.35 out of 10 because it was a really good
read and it was the first book I read with this type of setting.
Glossary:
>
Trepidation: Fear
> Prestigious: Respected
>
Despair: Hopelessness
>
Retainer: Holder
>
Goshawk: Large Bird
>
Padlock: Detachable lock
>
Fiendish: Cruel or Evil
>
Shattering: Smash into pieces
>
Convey: Communicate something
Annotation Technique:
Page 57-62 shows examples to do
with the historical setting of the book.
Page 35 shows characterization
technique and the effect of the point of view.
Page 130 shows an example for
theme.
Page 164 vocab. word
Page 120 vocab. word
Page 148 vocab. word
Page 203 vocab. word
Page 296 vocab. word
Page 20 vocab. word
Page 60 vocab. word
Page 128 vocab. word
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