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I’ve recently finish a book called The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. If I had to rate this book on a scale from 1 to 10, I’d rate 10 out of the possible 10. I’ve quite enjoyed this book and I feel as though it appeals to a broad audience of young readers which is very important.

To summarize this story,

This book is about an orphan named Reynie who partakes in an adventure for a man by the name of Mr. Benedict. He and his friends Kate Wetherall, Sticky Washington, and Constance Contraire are sent on a mission for Mr. Benedict to a school called The Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. They go through interesting obstacles, such as making an enemy of Martina Crowe and getting past Jackson and Jillson, the executives. The children discover that Ledroptha Curtain, (the head of school), is sending dangerous messages in his machine called The Whisperer. Finally, as a team they destroy The Whisperer once and for all.

My favorite character in this book is Constance Contraire. I think her crankiness is one of the many things that kept the story interesting. If they made a movie out of this book I’d love to see what they made of her.

Out of all the books I’ve read, I’d definitely say this book is in my top 10. I can wait to read the second one.