Can You Survive? Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Review by Chris Singer
About the author:
Ryan Jacobson likes to tell people he was “this close” to becoming a teacher, and those who have seen his author presentations agree that he should have been. Ryan uses his passion and talent for storytelling to get students excited about books.
He has long loved to read and write, but in truth, Ryan never planned on becoming an author. It wasn’t until he read a Magic Tree House chapter book that his love of children’s stories was born. In the years since, he has launched a successful career as an author and presenter. He has written wonderful, imaginative adventures for readers from kindergarten to high school, and he offers school presentations as a chance to share his work with others. He has presented at nearly 100 schools, organizations and special events throughout the state of Minnesota.
Ryan lives in Mora, Minnesota, with his wife Lora, sons Jonah and Lucas, and dog Boo.
About the book:
He’s the world’s most famous detective, and thanks to this brilliantly adapted book, he’s you! The cases, the clues, the suspects, they’re yours to sort through in this exciting Choose Your Path book. You are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. You make the choices. But be careful; the wrong decision could lead to your doom.
My take on the book:
I really enjoy this series and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one as I remember reading not only Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid, but I also remember reading Sherlock Holmes. Of course, since this is a ‘Can You Survive?’ book, you get to play the role of Sherlock Holmes and try to solve 3 mysteries in the book.
Another excellent book from Ryan Jacobson, who seems to have a real talent for crafting these ‘Can You Survive?’ adventures (Lost in the Wild, The Call of the Wild).
The best part of this book for me was that it has inspired me to re-read the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I anticipate it will do the same for other dads and their kids when they read this book together.