The Mysterious Benedict Society

$15.99

Hardcover
Publish Date: March 2007
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.6
EAN: 9780316057776

Overview

For fans of Lemony Snicket and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, this first book in the bestselling, award-winning Mysterious Benedict Society Series is not to be missed!

“Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” Dozens of children respond to this peculiar newspaper ad and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children–two boys and two girls–succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it, they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they’ll find in the hidden underground tunnels of the school is more than your average school supplies. So, if you’re gifted, creative, or happen to know Morse Code, they could probably use your help.

Details

Pages: 496
Dimensions: 8.54 x 5.96 x 1.48 in
Lexile Score: 890
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 18
ISBN: 0316057770

Awards

2012 Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee (Middle Grades)
2011 Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee (Junior Novel)
2011 Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee (Grades 4-6)
2010 Beehive Awards - Nominee (Fiction)
2010 Golden Sower Award - Honor Book (Intermediate)
2010 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee (Children's)
2010 Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2010 Nene Award - Recommended (Children's Fiction)
2010 Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee (Junior/Grades 4-6)
2009 Maine Student Book Award - Fourth Place (Grades 4-8)
2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee (Grades 6-8)
2009 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2008 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Ten to Fourteen)
2008 E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner (Older Reader)
2008 Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Winner (Children's Book)
2008 Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended (Young Adult)