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  • The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

    By: Trenton Lee Stewart Rate: very good In this sequel to The Mysterious Benedict Society, the four kids (Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance) find, with horror, that their friends and even dad (for Constance, Mr. Benedict had adopted him) had been captured by the evil Mr. Curtain: the non-sleeping Number Two, and the kind Mr.…

  • The Mysterious Benedict Society

    By: Trenton Lee Stewart Rate: very good This is a very intense and interesting book. Four special kids take tests to go on an adventure organized by the genius Mr. Benedict: Reynard (Reynie) Muldoon, George (Sticky) Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire. All four kids have unique abilities and weaknesses, too. After naming themselves The…

  • Focused

    By: Alyson Gerber Rate: between very good and supreme Clea is a girl who cannot focus on anything except chess. She knows she should concentrate, but she keeps getting distracted. Soon, it is becoming a problem, not only for work, but also for playing chess, her favorite thing to do, and just hanging out with…