Not a fanI used to have this book specifically back when I first started BookTube, but I tried reading it back in the day and I just could never find myself getting into it.
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society #1) (2007)
Others: Mixed "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper 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.
- ISBN:
- 9780316003957
- Length:
- 499 pages
Genres: science fiction, young adult
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Loved itI did get to page 150, and this is so unbelievably charming. It's basically like kid spies. Humor, friendship, puzzles, and mysteries to be solved. It's a delightful and whimsical middle grade novel so far, and I'm really liking the audiobook narrator quite a bit.