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The Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society is a trilogy of children's books by Trenton Lee Stewart that follows the adventures of four children. One book was published each year from 2007 to 2009. The books are the first children's novels written by Stewart follow the lives of the four children as members of their own self-named Mysterious Benedict Society, named after the eccentric Mr. Benedict who gathers them together in the first book. Although the main line of books ended with the third in the series, a prequel was released in 2012.

“You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”

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“Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?”

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“Everything is as it should be.”

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“Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.'
For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry?”

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“One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final guidance.”

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“Oh, here’s a clever one. Do you remember this question from the first test? It reads, ‘What’s wrong with this statement?’ And do you know what Constance wrote in reply? She wrote, ‘What’s wrong with you?”

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“Poor Kate,” said Constance, “she’s lost her marbles.”

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“She announced her age right away, for children consider their ages every bit as important as their names.”

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“Was it worse for him, Reynie wondered, to have felt loved and then rejected? Or was it worse to have always felt alone?”

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“I can't say for sure, because I have no experience, but -- well, is this what family is like? The feeling that everyone's connected, that with one piece missing the whole thing's broken?”

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“The missing aren't missing, they're only departed,
All minds keep all thoughts - so like gold - closely guarded”

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“And please don't call me that."

I didn't call you 'that', I called you George Washington.”

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“Grow the lawn and mow the lawn
always keep the TV on,
brush your teeth and kill the germs,
poison apples, poison worms.”

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“Milligan! Come and tell us why you're so dreadfully glum!" ~ Constance, The Mysterious Benedict Society”

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“What is life without laughter?”

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“Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules.”

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“Remember the White Knight.”

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