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I first read The mysterious Benedict Society in 2007, before I had children, and I immediately knew it would be a success.
Nearly twenty years later, I feel pretty good about this prediction (I listened to it with my kids a few years ago and we all loved it and we also enjoyed the TV series as a family!).
If you have a child who loved The mysterious Benedict Society and needs other readers, here are a few to try!
Other Books to Try if You Liked The Mysterious Benedict Society
Winter House by Ben Guterson
This trilogy takes place in a magical hotel full of secrets and the orphan Elizabeth is sent there by her evil uncle and aunt. In her immense library, she discovers a magical book of riddles. This book contains the answers to the mystery involving the hotel owner. Will Elizabeth be able to unravel the mystery, even as she realizes she may be connected?
Case Closed series by Lauren Magaziner
If you like being in the middle of a mystery, this choose-your-own-adventure story lets you help Carlos and his friends solve a case that could save his mother’s struggling detective agency. With suspects to question, clues to follow, and puzzles woven throughout, it’s both a thriller and a game, where each decision moves the story in a new direction.
Return home by Cynthia Voigt
I didn’t read this series until I was an adult and loved every second of this story about four children abandoned by their mother who walk hundreds of miles to find a home. (They’re quite long, so they’re perfect if you have hours and hours).
Greenglass House series by Kate Milford
Winter at Greenglass House is usually quiet, but twelve-year-old Milo’s plans for a peaceful vacation disappear when guests begin arriving one after the other at the former smugglers’ inn. As strange stories surface and items begin to disappear, Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, are drawn into a multi-layered mystery that leads them deeper into the secrets of the house. . . and themselves.
About the Fountain series by Kate Klise
A hilarious epistolary mystery told through letters, memos and official documents. This story begins with a simple leaking fountain at Dry Creek Middle School that quickly turns into a request for a much larger upgrade. What ensues is a fast-paced school-wide scandal, as a class of fifth graders discover secrets, suspects, and plenty of chaos hidden beneath the fountain.
Series 43 Old Cemetery Road by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise
A grumpy writer moves into a supposedly empty Victorian mansion, only to find it already occupied by a boy, his cat and a very opinionated ghost. It is told through letters, press clippings and handwritten pages. It’s funny and perfect for kids who love stories with a spooky twist!
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood
I listened to the audio version of this, because I LOVE Katherine Kellgren so much – she may be my favorite narrator of all time (I’m still devastated by her death in 2018) and this series is one that we heard about from my sister-in-law’s family – their whole family listened to it on a road trip and couldn’t help but rave about it!
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
It was one of my favorites growing up, about a young girl who goes alone on a boat to join her family in America and finds herself in the middle of a mutiny and then tried for murder. I had read this one aloud to my older daughters – I hadn’t read it since the 90s! It’s so fun to revisit these beloved books from my childhood and I’m glad I’ve forced myself not to reread them over the past decade so that they’re new and fresh to me when I read them aloud! We were all SUPER passionate about this book.
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