The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society #1
Carson Ellis, Trenton Lee Stewart
Readers rate it 4.1 (291 on Hardcover)
512 pages · Released Apr 1, 2008 · Little, Brown Young Readers
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The Mysterious Benedict Society is an engaging adventure mystery designed for gifted middle-grade readers. The story celebrates intelligence, teamwork, and acceptance of differences while maintaining genuine suspense and age-appropriate challenges. There is minimal violence and no profanity; the scary elements are mystery-driven rather than horror-based, making this a well-balanced choice for curious, intellectually advanced children.
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"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children--two boys and two girls--succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that... "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children--two boys and two girls--succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive 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. But what they'll find in the hidden underground tunnels of the school is more than your average school supplies. So, if you're gifted, creative, or happen to know Morse Code, they could probably use your help.
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- 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
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ISBN 9780316003957 · Little, Brown Young Readers