Saturday, March 24, 2012

Book review: The Mysterious Benedict Society

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.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83369.The_Mysterious_Benedict_Society
 
This first book of three in the series is full of anecdotes, moral dilemmas and predicament, which challenge the children in the story as well as those who read this delightfully written novel. Even though it was written for children, any age can enjoy reading it! It is full of laughter, tears and suspense as well as lessons to be learned in life.
 The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search--a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain.

With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the gifted foursome faces their greatest challenge of all--a challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and will require them to fight for the very namesake that united them. 

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159225.The_Mysterious_Benedict_Society_and_the_Perilous_Journey

 More antidotes,suspense and moral lessons!! It kept me on my toes till the last page! 
Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before.
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6164358-the-mysterious-benedict-society-and-the-prisoner-s-dilemma 

 Again, in this final episode full of moral dilemmas and anecdotes, Trenton Lee Stewart has kept me on my toes until the last page! What a great story teller he is!!! So sorry to see it end!

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