The Mysterious Benedict Society
"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"
When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful 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.
As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all?
Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.
The Mysterious Benedict Society Accessories
 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The 39 Clues (The Maze of Bones, Book 1)
Lawn Boy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (Penderwicks (Quality))
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
The Mysterious Benedict Society Reviews
and although, one would sometimes be discouraged by the size of the book, it is a quick read. I have been reading this at the local library. Though I have only read about 35 pages, it has been very entertaining.
We end up with a team of four children who join a team of three adults, one of them is Mr. which hasn't happened since the Harry Potter series. My son compared both the plot and the characters to Madeleine L'Engle's "Wrinkle in Time". (Minister and Secretary of All the Earth's Regions). So I read and enjoyed it. Creatively unfolding for us, as we join the main character in his testing and as we meet those others who have passed, is that genius will be represented quite differently in each child. At the start of the story, our main character, an 11-year-old orphan boy who is ostracized by classmates because of his obvious intelligence, is being tested along with other kids in a search for children of exceptional brightness.
Benedict, so wildly described as to remind me of Roald Dahl, and whose most important trait is their strength of character. I agree, although its plot isn't quite as. It is up to these children to stop the bad guy who has been sending subliminal messages (through television) and plans to make himself M.A.S.T.E.R. transcendental. My immediate response to the book was an appreciation for its definition of "genius". It's an adventure story, with clues uncovered, puzzles to solve, and danger.
My son loves this book. It is great to find something he will read. He also excited that he received the sequel for Christmas
That is what we did. It turns out he enjoyed it very much. We enjoyed very much. Read a wonderful review on this book during a search for a book that stimulates a child's brain online for my son. He told his teacher about it and she got online and tries to check it out from the library but she has to wait for few months before she can read it. It was an exciting and adventurous book for the whole family. I checked it out from my local library. I gave it to my son and try to stimulate his interest by telling bits and pieces of the book.
As I start reading it I was not able to put it down for the next few days until I finished the book. I thought it was a wonderful idea. This book is full of adventures and mysteries and problem solving. My son suggested that he is going to purchase it and give it to her teacher as a gift. It was hard to put it down because reader wants to know what happen next.
Reminds me somewhat of Harry Potter, Phantom Tollbooth, the early books in Series of Unfortunate Events, and even some Roald Dahl and George Orwell. It is somewhat long, and the size of the book may be somewhat intimidating for young readers, but this one was a joy to read. I found the character of Constance unbearable. If you have a child who loves to read, or if you WERE a child who loves to read, pick this one up. until the end (no spoiler here), but otherwise identified with the other three young heroes of the book.
File this under "I am a grown-up and I liked Harry Potter." Santa brought this for my not-quite 10 year old (who is currently reading another fave in children's literature, The Phantom Tollbooth), but as I like to read what he is reading (usually slightly before he reads it.). I picked it up over the weekend and read it cover to cover. A modern classic in children's literature; it deserves a place on erudite children's bookshelves. I think you'll be glad you did; I was.
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