The Mysterious Benedict Society
Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.
First published 2008 · The Mysterious Benedict Society
MysteryMiddle Grade
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Story
A newspaper ad draws unusually gifted children into a series of tests, where only four succeed: Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance. They are then recruited by Mr. Benedict for a secret mission that requires intelligence, creativity, and teamwork.
Their assignment sends them undercover to the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, a strange school with no ordinary rules and hidden dangers beneath its surface. As they settle in, they must solve riddles, decode messages, and figure out what the school is really hiding.
As the children uncover more of the plot, they face increasing danger and pressure from an enemy trying to control minds and shape events from behind the scenes. The group has to rely on each other’s distinct strengths to stop the threat and get through the mission together.
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Details
- Authors
- Trenton Lee Stewart
- First published
- 2008
- Genres
- Mystery, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Juvenile
- Subjects
- Adventure and adventurers · Juvenile fiction · Adventure and adventurers in fiction · Narcolepsy · Schools in fiction · Fiction · Science fiction · Schools · School stories · JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship · JUVENILE FICTION / Family · Adventure fiction · Adventure stories · JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure · Reading Level-Grade 9 · Reading Level-Grade 11 · Reading Level-Grade 10 · Reading Level-Grade 12 · Children's fiction · Adventure and adventurers, fiction · Schools, fiction · Orphans, fiction · Gifted children, fiction · Friendship, fiction · Action & Adventure · Family · Social Themes · Friendship
- ISBN-13
- 9780316032117
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