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  <title><![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society]]></title>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[How do librarians decide what children's book they want to read next? Well, there are professional reviews, online reviews, and good old-fashioned word of mouth. And when it came to &quot;The Mysterious Benedict Society&quot;, I picked up this 486-page tome, turned it about, and then needed a quicki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9150352">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a delightful story!  It was very difficult to choose a shelf for this book - it's not truly fantasy, but its not just adventure or mystery either.  Perhaps a little Sci-Fi more than fantasy?  Well, anyway, it was a wonderful book about four children who agree to help save the world.  It sounds ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7587538">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the Mysterious Benedict Society, four children with four different problem solving skill sets come together to solve a mystery. Those four children consist of the reader, who has the amazing ability to memorize things; the engineer, who has the amazing ability to create anything to solve the task...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15628925">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29020367">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 01 18:28:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 10 22:41:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;The Mysterious Benedict Society&quot; owes a large debt to Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events.  It is written in the same Dickens-meets-Roald-Dahl style (although it does emphasize Dahl's whimsy over Dickens' occasional bleakness).  It features an oddball cast with a broad spectrum ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29020367">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7583441">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 11 10:18:25 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 23 08:29:29 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'VE FINISHED THE BOOK:  My initial impressions (and review comments) were overwhelmingly enthusiastic.  I admit that the second half of the book did not quite live up to my hopes/expectations but I'd still give the book four stars overall (five stars for the beginning--see comments below).  I felt ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7583441">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 19 07:09:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 19 07:13:44 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a treat this book was to read! I thoroughly enjoyed it -- the kids were great, the villain and his heinous plot were quite terrifying, and the plot clipped right along. My one small reservation is that somehow I find I am in no rush to read the sequel -- yet this might have simply to do with th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33246133">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47752579">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is by far the best YA novel that I have read since the Harry Potter books.  Characters are great, thoughtful and like nothing I have read before.  Even though this book is almost 500 pages long, I have been reading it aloud to my class and they are loving it!  Every day I come into class they a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47752579">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16227610">
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are four very gifted children with a mission. They call themselves The Mysterious Benedict Society and together they have to infiltrate the nefarious Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened - a psuedo-school run by the evil Mr. Curtain. It's up to these four d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16227610">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28981978">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 01 10:13:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 02 10:22:20 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Trenton Lee Stewart seems unafraid to pick up a few children’s lit archetypes: four remarkable and lovable children (albeit one slightly less lovable than the others), missing parental figures, the kind male guardian, the boarding house/ evil school scenario, and themes of mind control and world d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28981978">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39151724">
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Lisa McKenzie]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a fun book!  A small group of very gifted children work together to save the world from evil.  It's funny in all the right places, and I'm sure I detect the influence of Lemony Snicket on the narrative voice.  Yes, it's long, but in a good way- this is so much fun to read that I didn't want it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39151724">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6534876">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[puzzle lovers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Four brilliant orphans are recruited by a Mr. Benedict, who needs their help to discover who is behind a plot to rule the world. The best thing about this book are the logic puzzles the kids have to solve to get invited into the Benedict Society - readers can figure out solutions at the same time th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6534876">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44673504">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I kept seeing this book pop up in the bestseller list on Amazon. The title was intriguing, as was the beautiful cover art. I picked up the paperback at Target and decided to dive into this <em>New York Times</em> bestseller.<br/><br/>I've read that this book is often compared to Lemony Snicket's <em>A Series o...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44673504">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37596367">
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    <name><![CDATA[Alexis]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm reading this one aloud to my boys (5 and 7) they are loving it so far.  We are about 2/3 of the way through.  The first half was excellent.  The characters aren't as developed as I would like and the overall plot is dragging a bit right now.  But the kids are still captivated.  GREAT MORAL LESSO...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37596367">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48296803">
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    <name><![CDATA[Barokah &quot;Uci&quot; Ruziati]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Saya paling suka bagian awal buku ini, ketika anak-anak cerdas itu  harus menjawab dan memecahkan berbagai teka-teki sebelum dinyatakan lulus dan kemudian menjadi anggota Persekutuan Misterius Benedict. Tapi setelah itu pikiran saya mulai melayang ke mana-mana alias nggak fokus saat mencoba mengikut...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48296803">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24004590">
    <user id="594990">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Joseph Kearl and Garret Burnett because they were just like these kids!]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 16 19:16:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a total romp of fun, mystery and adventure, one of the best kids books besides Harry Potter that I've read in a long time!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[“Are You a Gifted Child looking for Special Opportunities?” reads the newspaper advertisement.<br/><br/>Reynard “Reynie” Muldoon, George “Sticky” Washington, Kate Wetherall (The Great Kate Weather Machine), Constance Contraire, and many other children answer “yes” to this ad and go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13335927">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having quit this book half-way through, you might think I dislike it. I don't. It's a <em>great</em> book, especially if you're, you know, between the ages of eight and twelve. But I'm not. So it felt pretty tedious (example: you know, how at the end of the first three Harry Potter books Dumbledore's all &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1103108">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[my seven year old friend Abegale passionately loves this book.  one day i said (in jest), &quot;i've heard this book sucks&quot; and held up this tome.  her and her friend almost killed me.  if they had their straight razors, i would be dead now.  so, i figured i should probably read the book that a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23828061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished reading this book and I enjoyed it very much. Although the book is over 485 pages long, the chapters are short, so it's easy to read several at a time. The story is quirky and strange, and filled with riddles and puzzles - very engaging!<br/><br/>You'll even learn a bit of Morse co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39391739">more...</a>]]></body>
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