title: The Mysterious Benedict Society Collection
author:  Trenton Lee Stewart 
description: <u>Praise for <i>The Mysterious Benedict Society</i>:</u><br />-A <i>School Library Journal </i>Best Book of the Year<br />-Winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award<br />-A Top 10 Children's Book Sense Pick<br />-An ALA Notable Book<br />-A <i>Today</i> show Al's Book Club for Kids Pick<br />- A <i>Booklist </i>"Top Ten Youth Science Fiction and Fantasy" Title<br />- A <i>VOYA</i> 2007 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers<br />- Received critical praise, including four starred reviews<br /><br /><u>Praise for <em>The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey</em>:<br /></u>* A rip-roaring adventure with plenty of clever twists and hair's-breadth escapes... [and] a warm and satisfying tale about friendship." - <i>School Library Journal</i> (starred review)<br /><br /> - "With first-rate brainteasers, interludes of physical danger, and the children's own complex dynamics... [readers] will find this sequel a worthy successor." - <i>Horn Book</i><br /><br />- "This classic struggle of good versus evil also includes the many layers in between." - VOYA<br /><br />- "Entertainingly quirky..." - <i>Kirkus</i><br /><br /><u>Praise for <em>The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma:</em><br /></u>- "Fresh and frightfully funny." - <i>School Library Journal</i><br /><br />- "The good-versus-evil plot balances the warmth of family connections with the excitement of deathly peril." - <i>The Horn Book</i>
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Preface](9781416538127_fm_1.html#fm_1)
  
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  Lunatics
  
  
  
  
  
  [Framingham, Massachusetts](9781416538127_ch_1.html#ch_1)
  
  [2. The Garden](9781416538127_ch_2.html#ch_2)
  
  [October 1998, Framingham, Massachusetts](9781416538127_ch_2.html#ch_2)
  
  [3. Fury](9781416538127_ch_