The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart. Copyright 2012. 470 pages.
Summary: Nine year old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
This was a lighthearted children's novel. I had been introduced to The Benedict Society books as a teen. Back then there were only two books in the series. I recently saw these books at our library and realized that there are more books now. I decided to start with the prequel as indicated by the 0.5 sticker that the library added.
I liked it. It is quite fanciful. Nicolas is a child genius and orphan. The story is upbeat. There is suspense and intrigue but it is overall a jovial feel good story.
4 comments:
Oh how cool! I need to look this up for the younger children .❤️
Yes, introduce them to the Benedict world!
Thanks for your book review. I have a different book from that series ("The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey") in my bookcase. You have inspired me to put it in the queue to read sometime soon. -Alyssa
You're welcome! I think the Perilous Journey is the 2nd book in the series. I am re-reading the 1st book now. It is kind of slow for me to get into it since I have heard it in the past. It is hard for me to re-read books. When the material is not new it takes some of the excitement out of reading.
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