How do librarians decide what children's book they want to read next? Well, there are professional reviews, online reviews, and good old-fashioned word of mouth. And when it came to "The Mysterious Benedict Society", I picked up this 486-page tome, turned it about, and then needed a quickie confi...
Another excellent book in a most excellent trilogy. Despite the fact that it took me years to finally read this series, it has easily leaped into the upper tiers of my all-time favorites. All of my avid listeners thoroughly loved it, too. We're looking forward to the prequel/sequel, "The Extra...
Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance come to life once more in the third installment of the Mysterious Benedict Society series. Del Roy does a fair job of involving the listener through inflection and the occasional chuckle at the antics of the broad cast of characters, though his ability to voice...