The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Mysterious Benedict Society is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 4–6
- Pages
- 512
- Reading time
- about 9h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 2008
- ISBN-13
- 9780316003957
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About this book
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Where this book is assigned
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2009
- recommended·5th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2009
- recommended·6th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2009
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Mysterious Benedict Society?
- The Mysterious Benedict Society is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read The Mysterious Benedict Society?
- It takes about 9h 25m to read The Mysterious Benedict Society (512 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 565 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Mysterious Benedict Society?
- The Mysterious Benedict Society appears on reading lists for Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Mysterious Benedict Society banned in schools?
- The Mysterious Benedict Society does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.