Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums (Mysterious Benedict Society Activity)

by Trenton Lee Stewart (Author) Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)

Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums (Mysterious Benedict Society Activity)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Grade 59After Reynie Muldoon responds to an advertisement recruiting "gifted children looking for special opportunities," he finds himself in a world of mystery and adventure. The 11-year-old orphan is one of four children to complete a series of challenging and creative tasks, and he, Kate, Constance, and Sticky become the Mysterious Benedict Society.
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School Library Journal

Everyone who has read and enjoyed The Mysterious Benedict Society (Little, Brown, 2007) will remember the test that Reynie, Kate, Constance, and Sticky take at its beginning. In this book, readers dive into puzzles apparently designed by the mysterious Mr. Benedict and his colleagues. As the subtitle suggests, it's a collection of word games, and challenges involving names and numbers, shapes, and diagrams. Sudyka's illustrations, many of them in color, are everywhere, and are often essential to the solutions. An example is "Mr. Curtain's Controls," which features a picture of the unmarked, but multishaped and multicolored, buttons on the villain's wheelchair control panel and a set of seemingly unrelated clues, with the question: "Which is the OFF button?" Quotes from the characters in the series are everywhere, too, which suggests that this book will be of interest primarily to those who have read at least one of the books.—Walter Minkel, Austin Public Library, TX

Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

 "Great cast of characters, lots of cool puzzles and mysteries. This book reminded me of some of the better children's books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom Tollbooth." —Rick Riordan
Trenton Lee Stewart
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.

Diana Sudyka received a master of fine arts degree from Northwestern University. She lives and works in Chicago as an artist.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316181938
Lexile Measure
890
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 20, 2011
Series
Mysterious Benedict Society
BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
Library of Congress categories
Puzzles
Amusements
Riddles, Juvenile

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