The Prisoner's Dilemma (Mysterious Benedict Society #3)

Author: Trenton Lee Stewart

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  • : $20.00 AUD
  • : 9780316045506
  • : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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  • : 0.36
  • : May 2010
  • : 197mm X 140mm X 25mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : April 2010
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  • : Trenton Lee Stewart
  • : Mysterious Benedict Society
  • : Paperback
  • : 2010
  • : Diana Sudyka
  • : English
  • : [Fic]
  • : Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
  • : bl2010025986
  • : 400
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  • : black white illustrations
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Barcode 9780316045506
9780316045506

Description

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.

Reviews

Praise for The Mysterious Benedict Society:-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

Author description

Trenton Lee Stewart is the author of the New York Times bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series as well as Flood Summer, a novel for adults. He lives in Arkansas with his wife and two sons.Diana Sudyka received a Masters of Fine Art from Northwestern University. She lives and works in Chicago as an artist.