Boys Rule Boys Read!: Reid Reads Again!---I Mean, Writes Again!--I Mean He Reads AND Writes Again!

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Reid Reads Again!---I Mean, Writes Again!--I Mean He Reads AND Writes Again!

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Hey everyone, this is the Iron Guy, keeping busy during this ultra-busy summer season. I tell you, this summer keeps me hopping! I'm checking out books faster than light speed. Sometimes I wish we could hire one of those four-armed Martians from the old John Carter books in order to keep up!
And when it gets this busy, even a MANLY MAN like the Iron Guy has trouble keeping up with his reading. That's why I'm glad we have faithful friends like our good pal Reid! He has sent us a review of something that sounds really good. Let's hear what it is:

The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart is a cool book that hooks me and keeps me on the edge of my seat at all times. It is really fun to read because it is about smart people like you and is really good. It is about 4 people named Reynie,Constance,Sticky,and Kate. They go on an adventure together to a place called the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened or LIVE for short. They become Messengers and help with the Whisperer project. The Whisperer is a scary device able to remove,steal,and communicate thoughts.

Thanks, Reid! This is another one of those books that keep getting checked out over and over and over again. I can see why from your review! This is the first book in a series and I hope you read the rest of them. Let us know if you do! BTW, the audiobooks must be really good. I know someone who would listen to it in the car and, when she got home, would run run inside and slap the disc in the cd player to keep playing the story!

How about the rest of you reader guys? Have any of you read this book? Or any of the others in this series? Or listened to the audiobooks? Send us a review in the "Comments" section--or send us a review of ANY book you're enjoying this summer.

4 comments:

Ms. Yingling said...: Let Reid know that this author has a new book coming out- The Secret Keepers, I think. It's on my TBR pile now!; July 22, 2016 at 8:10 AM
cleemckenzie said...: I haven't read this one, but it seems as though I should. Thanks for turning me on to it.; July 25, 2016 at 1:00 PM
Rosi said...: I haven't read this one. It's not quite up my alley, but I appreciate knowing about it. Thanks for the post.; July 25, 2016 at 5:20 PM
Jenni said...: This is one of my favorite middle grades of all time! I love the smart characters and Stewart's style. So glad to know that he has another book coming out soon.; July 25, 2016 at 8:11 PM

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