This is volume 1 in Mysterious Benedict Society .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 528 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers .

Trenton Lee Stewart is the author of the award-winning and New York Times bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series and The Secret Keepers . He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Carson Ellis has previously illustrated books by Lemony Snicket and by Florence Parry Heide. She also collaborated with her husband, Colin Meloy, on the best-selling Wildwood series, as well as being the illustrator for the albums of his indie band, the Decemberists. Carson Ellis lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. Visit Carson's website at www. carsonellis. com and follow her on twitter @cfellis.