The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, 485 pages
The Mysterious Benedict Society tells the tale of four intelligent, rebellious kids who are enlisted to be undercover spies on behalf of the mysterious Mr. Benedict, who is attempting to stop a mind-control plot by the evil Mr. Curtain. According to the School Library Journal, this book is intended for fifth- to ninth-graders, although the inclusion of any high schoolers at all seems a bit of a stretch to me. The story's fun for the intended audience, and some of the puzzles the main characters face are clever, but it seems like Stewart was simplifying things too much for his readers and, while wrapping things up a little too well at the end, still left some huge questions. I can only hope they're answered in the rest of the series, although it's not at the top of my to-read list.
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