Trenton Lee Stewart
Trenton Lee Stewart
Trenton Lee Stewartis an American author best known for the Mysterious Benedict Society series. Stewart is a graduate of Hendrix College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Little Rock, AR...
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eye blue mind
Kate seemed to have doubled in size. She had drawn back her broad shoulders and set her jaw, and something in the stance called to mind the contained ferocity of a lioness. But it was the fierceness in Kate's bright blue eyes that had the most striking effect. The sort of look that made you thankful she wasn't your enemy. "It's not going to be over," Kate said firmly "Until we say so.
lasts
In other words, you are our last possible hope. You are our only hope.
knights white remember
Remember the White Knight.
priorities may surprise
I've only just arrived, Kate. It may surprise you to learn that you were my top priority.
fall winning starting-over
The answer to this riddle has a hole in the middle, And some have been known to fall in it. In tennis it's nothing, but it can be received, And sometimes a person may win it. Though not seen or heard it may be perceived, Like princes or bees it's in clover. The answer to this riddle has a hole in the middle, And without it one cannot start over.
should
Everything is as it should be.
doors curtains impress
Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!
children mysterious-benedict-society knows
You are the smartest children i know. You just don't beleive it.
writing thinking mind
I think when I started to write The Mysterious Benedict Society that I had that kind of thing in mind - the notion of having to be able to solve puzzles and riddles because enormous stakes rode upon your ability to do that.
love beautiful book
In the candle's flickering light, the library's thousands of books emerged from the shadows, and for a moment Nicholas could not help admiring them again. During free time he had almost never looked up from the pages he was reading, but now he saw the books anew, from without rather than from within, and was reminded of how beautiful they were simply as objects. The geometrical wonder of them all, each book on its own and all the books together, row upon row, the infinite patterns and possibilities they presented. They were truly lovely.
poor said lost
Poor Kate,"said Constance,"she's lost her marbles.
perfect needs quiet
Now listen, we need to be quiet as mice. No, quieter than that. As quiet as...as..." "Dead mice?" Reynie suggested. "Perfect," said Kate with an approving nod. "As quiet as dead mice.
adventure way possibility
I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure.
family broken missing
Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?