The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on May.04, 2015, under Adventure, Mystery, Student Reviews
Review by Maylie N.
Who would like this book? Children and teens interested by action, adventure, mystery, fighting evil, problem solving, and genius people will love this book so much they may not be able to put it down! Be careful, though. If you have trouble or do not like following complicated plots with lots of plot twists, misleads, and tricky puzzles, this book may not be for you.
The goods on the book: A young orphan boy named Reynie is excluded by everyone around him. But when he sees an ad for talented kids, his life changes forever. The ad is for a very difficult test, and Reynie steps up to the challenge. Using his genius brain to figure out all of the tricks, he is whisked somwhere else for more tests, where he meets Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all who are talented as well. A mysterious man tells the children they have been selected for a dangerous mission. The mission is very dangerous indeed. They are sent to the Institute to pose as students, while meanwhile they are plotting to stop an evildoer bent on world domination. During their mission, they encounter Morse Code, rude people, mysterious messages, amnesia, geniusus, evil, and a very strange and frightening place. The children are forced to use every bit of their knowledge… And courage. Will they stop the upcoming evil? Can they work as a team? Find out in this riviting, action-packed book.
The details: 485 pages; 2007
