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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

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By Trenton Lee Stewart

Illustrated by Diana Sudyka

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$9.99

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$12.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around October 5, 2010. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before.

Filled with page-turning action and mind-bending brain teasers, this wildly inventive journey is sure to delight.

  • Praise for The Mysterious Benedict Society:"Great cast of characters, lots of cool puzzles and mysteries. This book reminded me of some of the better children's books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom Tollbooth." --Rick Riordan
    -A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
    -Winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award
    -A Top 10 Children's Book Sense Pick
    -An ALA Notable Book
    -A Today show Al's Book Club for Kids Pick
    - A Booklist "Top Ten Youth Science Fiction and Fantasy" Title
    - A VOYA 2007 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
    - Received critical praise, including four starred reviews
  • Praise for The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey:
    * A rip-roaring adventure with plenty of clever twists and hair's-breadth escapes... [and] a warm and satisfying tale about friendship." - School Library Journal (starred review)

    - "With first-rate brainteasers, interludes of physical danger, and the children's own complex dynamics... [readers] will find this sequel a worthy successor." - Horn Book

    - "This classic struggle of good versus evil also includes the many layers in between." - VOYA

    - "Entertainingly quirky..." - Kirkus
  • Praise for The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma:
    -"Fresh and frightfully funny." - School Library Journal

    -"The good-versus-evil plot balances the warmth of family connections with the excitement of deathly peril." - The Horn Book

On Sale
Oct 5, 2010
Page Count
400 pages
ISBN-13
9780316045506