The fearsome foursome is back in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling series praised by Rick Riordan The Mysterious Benedict Society is up against 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.
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.82w x 1.38d
ISBN: 9780316057806
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122839 / Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Award: Anthony Awards - Nominee
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 70 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 03/15/2008 pg. 51
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2008 pg. 440
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2008 pg. 328
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 140
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2008 pg. 497 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 356 - Superior,Well Above Average
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.82w x 1.38d
ISBN: 9780316057806
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122839 / Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Award: Anthony Awards - Nominee
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 70 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 03/15/2008 pg. 51
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2008 pg. 440
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2008 pg. 328
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 140
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2008 pg. 497 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 356 - Superior,Well Above Average
About the Author
Trenton Lee Stewart is the author of the award-winning and New York Times bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series. He lives in Arkansas with his wife and two sons.