The Mysterious Benedict Society
Mysterious Benedict Society Series
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Book 1 in the Mysterious Benedict Society series
Pages: 496
Published: 2007
Age: 8+
Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities? Dozens of children respond to this peculiar advert in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests. Only four children – Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance – succeed. They have three things in common: they are orphans, exceptionally talented, and honest. Their mission is a secret. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they'll find in the hidden labyrinth of the school's underground tunnels is more than your average school supplies!
E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers (2008); Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2009); Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee (2011)
About the Mysterious Benedict Society Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Mysterious Benedict Society(2007)
- 2.The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey(2008)
- 3.The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma(2009)
- 4.The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict(2012)
- +Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums(2011)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?
When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed.
Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all? Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.