Finished Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: We the Children by Andrew Clements. This is a review copy; it comes out April 6.
This is an absolutely delightful book. There are little pencil sketch drawings (and I bet the finished product will have more) and it's just awesome. :) It's for elementary school kids (grades 2-5, according to the back of the book).
Ben's school is going to be torn down soon and turned into an amusement park. Awesome, right? Except no. Because the school's janitor entrusts him with a gold coin and a demand that he save the school--hours later, the janitor is dead.
He and his best friend Jill start investigating (except the new janitor is creepy and starts showing up wherever they are) and discover that there are clues throughout the school to help.
This is the first book in a series. And since Book 1 doesn't come out until April, I guess I'm going to be waiting for a while until Book 2.
Ben and Jill are smart, fun characters. I think this is something that kids would really enjoy. Although, like Home Alone, the adults are either evil or sweetly clueless, so be forewarned about that. :)
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