The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
by Trenton Lee Stewart
Summary
In this second of the three-book Mysterious Benedict series, the society is back with a new mission: a mind-bending international scavenger hunt designed to test their individual talents. As they search for all the clues and riddles Mr. Benedict has hidden for them, Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance face an unexpected challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and require them to fight for the very namesake that united them.
Mr. Benedict has been kidnapped, and is in grave danger. Now it is up to The Mysterious Benedict Society, the four special children who passed the tests and completed the missions in book one, to save Mr. Benedict before it is too late. Will they unravel the mysterious riddles, find the rare, hidden duskwort, and evade the Ten Men to save Mr. Benedict in time?
A fast-paced adventure for readers 9 and up. Readers will enjoy solving the riddles along with the mysterious Benedicts. A New York Times best-selling series.
Praise for The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
"plenty of clever twists ... not just a rip-roaring adventure ... but also a warm and satisfying tale about friendship." — School Library Journal, starred review
"first-rate brainteasers" — Horn Book Magazine
"A page-turner...Olsen brings his vast knowledge of the criminal mind to the fictional stage, deftly combining just the right mix of plot and characterization to create a work of dark, gripping suspense." — Anne Frasier, USA Today bestselling author of Garden of Darkness
About the Author
Trenton Lee Stewart, born 1970, is a bestselling author for both children and adults. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he currently teaches creative writing, and lives in Arkansas with his wife and two sons.
You'll also enjoy Book One, The Mysterious Benedict Society, where many children answer an advertisement asking "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" but only four succeed in unraveling the challenges; and Book Three, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma, where the foursome embarks on a daring new adventure, solving the clues behind the unexplained blackout engulfing Stonetown, in a search that brings them closer to danger than ever before.
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