ATYP Book Review

The Mysterious Evaluation of the Mysterious Benedict Society

by Marysol Millar

3 1/2 out of 4 stars

           

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart is a suspenseful novel in which three orphans and a runaway are drawn together by a suspicious ad in the paper. The add reads “Are you a child looking for special opportunities?” There are tests hard enough to make adults cry. Only the four children pass and meet Mr. Benedict.

Mr. Benedict is a man who lives with narcolepsy. He makes the children secret agents, and things go loopy. The Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened is a haven of memory erasing evil. The kids discover a plan to take over the world and all of the government agents who had “retired” One day the children receive a message and realize why they were only orphans and runaways. They may never come back from the institute.

“Wow!” “Outstanding!” Readers use these words to describe the thrilling mystery. It is a mind-warping book. This novel will keep readers up past their bedtime to find out what will happen next. 

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