Posts Tagged ‘mystery’
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0316045527
400 pages
Synopsis
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. …
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The Monster Variations
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fiction
ISBN: 0385737335
Pages
Synopsis
It’s probably the final summer that James, Willie, and Reggie will be able to hang out as best friends. Willie has been struck by a truck and loses an arm, causing him to struggle to keep up with his two friends. Also, another boy is hit with a car and killed and a curfew is enacted to keep boys safe. The story winds it way through the summer, moving from boy to boy and sometimes showing them together. Giving an expose into each young man’s life, it’s apparent that all three of them have different difficult circumstances they must overcome, not to mention that they may be caught sneaking out after the curfew to go on summer adventures. The story delves into the journey between boy and manhood and the inner demons that each of us face as we grow older. …
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The Graveyard Book
HarperCollins, 2008
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0060530928
320 pages
Newbery Award Winner
Synopsis
Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is like any normal boy his age, except that he’s been raised by a graveyard full of ghosts. When he was just a baby, the man Jack was sent to murder him and his family, but Bod solely escaped. Largely taken care of by a guardian who exists neither within the living or the dead, Bod has to navigate a mysterious and different world than most people, and as a result, growing up can be difficult at times. As he hits his teenage years, he must decide what to do once the man Jack knows his whereabouts again. …
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Fiction
ISBN: 0316057800
448 pages
Synopsis
A year after their original dangerous task of unearthing the terrible plan of Mr. Curtain to take over the world and enslave the minds of men with his nefarious machine, The Whisperer, the four genius children are ready to take another trip together that will stimulate their ever growing minds. …
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0316057770
485 pages
Synopsis
Something is direly wrong with the world and the people are calling for the governments to do something about it. They generally refer to it as the Emergency. However, deep beneath the surface, a discovery has been made that shows that not all is what it seems, and the world isn’t that bad. However, this discovery leads Mr. Benedict to believe that it’s about to get much worse. …
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The Book of Dead Days
Wendy Lamb Books, 2004
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0385730551
288 pages
Synopsis
The Dead Days are the days spanning between Christmas and New Years, when the world is in a special state that connects the world of the living with the world of the dead. After 15 years of searching, Valerian the magician is desperate to get his hands on a book, which is the key to saving his life before New Year’s Eve. His servant referred only as “Boy” unwittingly holds the path to the book, and, ultimately, their destinies become intertwined. …
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Midnight Magic
Scholastic, 1999
Historical Fiction
ISBN-10: 0439242193
247 pages
Synopsis
During a time and place when card tricks and slights of hand were perceived as witchcraft, an outcast magician named Mangus is summoned by the king to help him unveil the mystery of his daughter who claims to be seeing ghosts. He and his servant Fabrizio find themselves wrapped up in a much larger and dangerous mystery that involves murder and a plot to overthrow the king. …
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