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Enola Holmes is a fun new twist on the Sherlock Holmes stories- this time starring his much younger sister who’s sleuthing skills rival his own. The movie is based on the YA book series by and stars Millie Bobbie Brown (Stranger Things) in the lead role along with other notable names including Henry Cavill (Sherlock), Sam Claflin (Mycroft) and Helena Bonham Carter (Eudoria). The movie is a lot of fun and very enjoyable to watch. Young girls will find a positive role model in the strong, smart, and independent Enola and the movie is set during the women’s suffrage movement in England and definitely has an important message about female empowerment woven into the story.
For Foster and Adoptive Families, it is important to note that while a fun movie, there are a few components that make it somewhat problematic and therefore caution is recommended. The basic premise of the movie is that Enola’s mother, Eudoria, unexpectedly disappears on her 16th birthday leaving her in the care of her older brothers. She spends the movie looking for her mother and finding herself along the way. However, she definitely struggles with trying to understand why her mother left. In addition, there is a fair amount of violence and the movie definitely…
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About the Author: Jenn Ehlers
Jenn is a central Virginia native who received her BA in Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2012. Since then she has worked for a local mental health agency and the Department of Social Services in various capacities and has been involved in her community’s efforts to create a Trauma Informed Network. Currently Jenn works in vocational rehab and mentors youth in foster care. When she isn’t working, Jenn enjoys writing stories, anything and everything Harry Potter, and spending time with her niece and nephew.
**Transfiguring Adoption is a nonprofit organization seeking to nurture growth in foster and adoptive families by giving a HOOT about their families. Transfiguring Adoption does not intend for its reviewers nor its review to be professional, medical or legal advice. These reviews and discussion guides are intended to help parents to better be able to connect and understand their children who come from traumatic backgrounds.
