The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart is a fun mystery for kids as well as adults who enjoy children's stories. Renald Muldoon is an average looking boy with average height and average brown hair. But his mind is far from average.

When he reads about a special test being offered in the city for gifted children and his tutor Miss Paramol (I'm not sure of the spellings as I listened to the audiobook) encourages him to take it, he finds himself being recruited along with a few other children, for a special, top secret assignment by the kindly Mr. Benedict. Something strange is happening in the world, strange messages are being transmitted in subliminal ways, and Mr. Benedict needs the kids' help to find out what is going on and put a stop to it before the sinister Mr. Curtain (the evil genius behind the messages) can take over everyone's mind. Rennie teams up with Kate Weatherall, Sticky Washington, and Constance Contrair to stop Mr. Curtain, but will he figure out their plans before they can? Read this exciting book and find out!