Books by author: Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society is an adventure story aimed at middle-school readers. The protagonist, Reynie Muldoon, is a precocious 11-year-old orphan who becomes an undercover agent on a dangerous mission. The novel is rather long for it's target audience, but Stewart is a very entertaining writer. The prose is well suited to being read aloud, with some fun touches of wordplay. I enjoyed reading it, and Kevin (age 7) loved listening. I'm sure we'll get a copy of the next installment before long, though Kevin seems to be getting interested in Harry Potter now, so it could be a while!