Here you will meet four very unusual children each with three things in common – all orphans, all incredibly talented and all utterly and completely honest. They are each members of the Mysterious Benedict Society and in this the second book the children are sent on another mind-bending mission that takes them across the world. Readers will be plunged into a world of puzzles and logic, testing their ingenuity and cunning as well as that of the four children. It’s fast-paced, brilliantly plotted and the characters are incredibly endearing in their own individual ways. Don’t let any 9+ year old miss this one. Like the first one it’s an absolute gem.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Synopsis
The fearsome foursome is back in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling series praised by Rick Riordan!
The Mysterious Benedict Society is up against a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search-a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain.
With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the gifted foursome faces their greatest challenge of all-a challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and will require them to fight for the very namesake that united them.
Trenton Lee Stewart is a first-time children’s novelist who teaches
creative writing. He graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. The
idea for this novel came from his belief that children are often seen,
rarely heard, and always underestimated! He lives with his wife in
Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is inspired by his two sons!
