Title: Mysterious Benedict Society
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown (2007)
ISBN: 9780316057776 0316057770 9781439512050 1439512051
Pages: 485
Characters: Reynie Muldoon, Sticky Washington, Kate Wetherall, Constance Contraire, Mr. Benedict
Bookmarks: 3
Through a series of test, 4 unlikely children are united by the mysterious Mr. Benedict. The 4 children- Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance enroll at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. There, they work to try to solve the myster that Mr. Benedict has presented them with. If they do not solve it in time, the fate of the world may be at stake.
Onced again, I had heard great reviews about this book and was disappointed. Maybe I should stop listening to the reviews. While the storyline was good, I felt that hte book dragged on a lot. It would have been better if it has been shorter by 50 or 60 pages at least. These pages could have come from early on in the book because it was slow to start. Once the kids got to the Institute, the book picked up pace fairly quickly. As an adult reader, I thought the ending a bit contrived and predictable, but younger readers may find it enjoyabl.e
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