The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart *****

The Mysterious Benedict Society is about four children responding to an advertisement in the newspaper. The book starts with a boy named Reynard's (Reynie for short) view of the story. The children arrive separately for the ad's test, but after they pass the test they are recruited for a mission to prevent a taking over the world guy. However there are problems in the way, and they are at risk of being brainwashed by a machine or worse.

I recommend this book for ages 9-12. I also would like to tell why I liked this book; I like this book because it is fun, suspenseful, and mysterious.