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“Are you a gifted child looking for Special Opportunities?”

Eleven-year-old Reynie is one of several children who answer this unusual newspaper ad only to find that the tests they must take are stranger still. In the end only four children pass the tests: Reynie, Sticky, and Constance. Their mission: to spy on what goes on at a private school that may be up to no good.

If you like the odd characters and plots of the Series of Unfortunate Events or books by Roald Dahl, or you like figuring out the puzzles in Artemis Fowl or books by Blue Balliett, you’ll love finding out if Reynie and his friends can figure out what is really going on at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened.