The Mysterious Benedict Society

Overview

Book 1 in the New York Times bestselling series - perfect for curious readers! 'This book reminded me of some of the children’s books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom Tollbooth.'RICK RIORDAN/span, author of the PERCY JACKSON/span series 'Like the Potter books, this story goes beyond mere adventure' BOOKLISTWhen a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission, children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests. In the end, just four children succeed: Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance. They have three things in common: they are all honest, all remarkably talented and all orphans. They must go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened where the only rule is that there are no rules. There they must work as a team to save not only themselves, but also the world outside the walls ... Book 1 in the 4-book New York Times bestselling adventure series – an ideal gift for children aged 10 and up Join a group of smart and resourceful band of kids as they solve a series of page-turning puzzles and mysteries Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens's MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE series The adventure continues in book 2, THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY

Details

Publisher

Chicken House

Published

2014-01-02

Pages

480

Language

EN

Categories

Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Juvenile Fiction / School & Education, Juvenile Nonfiction / Family / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Film, Political Science / Political Process / General, Political Science / Political Freedom, History / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Social Science / Sociology / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / Puzzles, Games & Activities / Puzzles, Juvenile Fiction / General

ISBN-13

9781909489257