"A 6000-pound wrecking ball is about to demolish Benjamin Pratt's school... and he has only 28 days to figure out how to stop it."
Ben is not your typical kid. He actually likes his school, so when the news hits that his school will soon be demolished in order to become the site of a multi-million dollar amusement park, Ben's not happy. But before he can become too sad, the school custodian corners him in the hall and entrusts to Ben a strange coin...
This first volume (of six) of Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School is not a "series" in the sense that each book is a self-contained story. There's not much closure at the end of this book, but it is a compelling mystery, probably best suited for middle-school readers. We the Children owes a lot to the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books, but is more serious in nature and contains a bit of a dark element. It's not quite what I was expecting from the author of Frindle, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I do plan to continue reading the next books and would recommend this book to young mystery fans.
Illustrated by Adam Stower
160 pages
3.5/5
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