Lion’s Lair

“Are you a gifted child looking for Special Opportunities?” This newspaper ad caught many eyes, but after some very peculiar tests, only four applicants remained for the unusual assignment of saving the world. In The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, set just slightly in the future, dire forces threaten individual freedom of thought. So Reynie Muldoon and his friends go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, (L.I.V.E.) but it’s nothing like
Fairview. If you think being smart consists of memorizing facts or doing mental math really fast, think again, or better yet, read The Mysterious Benedict Society. The different tests of problem-solving, intelligence and ethics will intrigue and amuse. If you’d like to see which character you’re most like — and what strengths you bring to the world — then visit the web site below and take the Personality Challenge. http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/features/MysteriousBenedict/content/classifieds.asp

One last word, don’t be put off by the length of The Mysterious Benedict Society, it’s the perfect summer read!              — Ms. Welsh