''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages'' is a 2019

children's novel Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

written by

Trenton Lee Stewart Trenton Lee Stewart (born May 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the The Mysterious Benedict Society (series), Mysterious Benedict Society series. Stewart is a graduate of Hendrix College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in L ...

and illustrated by Manu Montoya. It is the fourth book in the Mysterious Benedict Society series, following ''

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma'' is a 2009 children's novel written by Trenton Lee Stewart and illustrated by Diana Sudyka. For a decade it remained the third and final book in the ''Mysterious Benedict Society'' ser ...

'' (2009).

Plot

After the previous book's events, the Ten Men have escaped prison and are loose in the city of Stonetown. While the families of Sticky, Reynie, and Constance prepare to leave by ship for their own safety, the three sneak back ashore to await the villains' next move.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...

called the book "Clever as ever—if slow off the mark—and positively laden with tics, quirks, and puns." The

American Booksellers Association The American Booksellers Association (ABA) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1900 that promotes independent bookstores in the United States. ABA's core members are key participants in their communities' local economy and culture, and t ...

named ''The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages'' one of their ABC Best Books for Young Readers in 2019.

References

2019 American novels The Mysterious Benedict Society Little, Brown and Company books {{2010s-child-novel-stub