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The Mysterious Benedict Society / written by Trenton Lee Stewart ; illustrations by Carson Ellis.
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316464910 (tenth anniversary ; hardback)
- ISBN: 9780316464918 (tenth anniversary ; hard back)
- Physical Description: 485 pages, [37 unnumbered pages] : black and white illustrations with red lettering ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Tenth Anniversary Edition : May 2017
- Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, ©2017
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Megan Tingley Books" -- on title page "10th Anniversary Edition / Bonus Material inside!" -- front cover "...This special tenth-anniversary edition features over thirty pages of bonus material, including an author Q&A, fun facts, a membership quiz, and a teaser tot he author's latest New York Times bestselling novel, The Secret Keepers." -- inside front cover flap |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Contents : Pencils, erasers, and disqualification -- Buckets and spectacles -- Squares and arrows -- The trouble with children or, why they are necessary -- The sender and the messages -- The men in the maze -- Codes and histories -- The thing to come -- The naming of the crew -- Nomansan Island -- Traps and nonsense -- Beware the Gemini -- Lessons learned -- People and places to be avoided -- Logical conclusions and miscalculations -- Poison apples, poison worms -- A surprising suggestion -- Tests and invitations -- Everything as it should be -- Of families lost and found -- Tactical cactupi -- Caught in the act -- The waiting room -- Punishments and promotions -- Half a riddle -- The whisperer -- Open sesame -- Practice makes perfect -- Know thine enemy -- A chess lesson -- The mouse in the culvert -- Sacrifices, narrow escapes, and something like a plan -- Bad news and bad news -- Sticky's discovery -- The Great Kate Weather Machine -- Stands and falls -- The best medicine -- Escapes and returns -- For every exit, an entrance -- [Plus Bonus Materials not named on the Contents page]. |
| Language Note: | In English. |
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| Subject: | Schools > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Action and adventure fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J STEWA T (Text) | 33126022331189 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/13/2024 |
| Covington Branch | J STEWA T (Text) | 33126025016530 | JFiction | Checked out | 04/11/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | J STEWA T (Text) | 33126022331213 | JFiction | Checked out | 04/25/2024 |
| Independence Branch | J STEWA T (Text) | 33126022331197 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/12/2024 |