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Violence
Barely any
Adventure peril; the antagonist's mind-control plot creates real stakes
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The threat of mass mind control is genuinely menacing but handled at a middle-grade level
What this book is about
Reynie Muldoon answers an ad for gifted children seeking 'special opportunities.' After a series of eccentric tests, he joins three other children—Sticky Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire—who are recruited by the mysterious Mr. Benedict for a mission: go undercover at the sinister Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and stop its headmaster from broadcasting hidden messages into the minds of the world's population. Stewart's debut novel is smart, funny, and genuinely exciting middle-grade adventure with puzzles that readers can actually solve.
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A mind-control conspiracy with real menace
Adventure peril appropriate to middle grade
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