David Shawn Klein

Sherlock Mendelson and the Missing Afikomen: A Passover Mystery David Shawn Klein

It's Passover, and 10-year old Sherwood Mendelson's parents are hosting the Seder. Sherwood's big, loving famly have all gathered at the Mendelson home, from Grandma Norma, who brings her "Matzoh Balls That Sank the Titanic," to Sherwood's cousins, the Wilder twins, Greg and Bruce, who when reciting the Ten Plagues call out "Greg's breath!" and "Bruce's soccer shorts!" It's a great, happy Seder until suddenly a terrible thing happens. After Grandpa Larry hides the afikomen-it goes missing. Not missing as it always does at Passover. It's completely, utterly, and thoroughly disappeared. Right into thin air! Without the afikomen, the Mendelson family cannot finish its Seder! But Sherwood happens to be the Greatest Fan of the Greatest Detective of All Time, Sherlock Holmes. With his faithful assistant, Mr. Watson, the family Saint Bernard, Sherlock Mendelson uses all of his super detective skills to hunt down the culprit who stole the afikomen.