7/1/2023 0 Comments The secret society of benedictInitially, readers-like the four children-may be unsure of what to think about this mysterious gent: Is he hero or villain? Mr. Benedict describes why he has brought them together. A fourth, the "very, very small" Constance Contraire, joins them later, and Mr. Ultimately three children pass the first test and go on to the next: Reynie, Sticky (born George) Washington and Kate Wetherall-all of them essentially orphans. , with puzzles within puzzles and tests within tests-some mental, some ethical, some physical. Gifted 11-year-old orphan Reynie Muldoon is sharing the newspaper with his tutor when she excitedly points out an ad: "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" She encourages him to take the series of tests cited in the ad, and the entire process resembles the otherworldly experience of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , for adults) first book for young people begins with a bang.
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