Children Children's Blog The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
| The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart |
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007485 pages Ages 9-12 years In a city called Stone Town, near a port called Stone Town Harbor, a boy named Reynie Muldoon was preparing to take an important test. It was the second test of the day—the first had been in an office across town. After that one he was told to come here, to the Monk building on Third Street, and to bring nothing but a single pencil and a single rubber eraser, and to arrive no later than one o’clock. Ever have one of those days when it seems like everything is going well, in fact, it’s going exactly where you wanted it to go, but as it turns out, you’ve wound up as a secret agent in a mysterious and highly dangerous plot to overtake a villainous, and very bad, man who wants to brainwash everyone in order to rule the world? That’s what happens to Reynie, Sticky, Constance, and Kate when they show up to take a test that is supposed to get them into a wonderful new school for gifted students. They pass the test, of course, each in their own unique way, and find themselves working for a wonderful, if somewhat sleepy, man named Mr. Benedict who has taken it upon himself to save the world from the treacherous influences of the villainous, and very bad man, Ledroptha Curtain. After thorough training from Mr. Benedict and his helpers, Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance enroll in the isolated school run by Mr. Curtain with the intention of destroying “The Whisperer.” That’s Mr. Curtain’s secret machine that uses innocent children to send out secret messages over the television airwaves and brainwash anyone listening. It’s a complicated piece of machinery that absolutely must be destroyed or horrible, terrible and extremely bad things will happen! You’ll find this book at your library! Happy reading! Other Books You Might Enjoy:
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