The Mysterious Benedict Society

This book is a spectacular surprise, like finding a $100 steak on an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's a YA novel, but written in a way that respects young readers: it challenges them with advanced vocabulary, it trusts them to be able to follow a more complicated plot, and it actually invests in each character's story arc. I put age ranges on my reviews, and most books written for this age group have a cap on how old someone could be and still be interested in it. This book has no cap.

Plus, special mention for the illustrations. Honestly magical.

Age range: 10+
Not only are there no concerns about the content of this book, I feel like this is a valuable book to read as a child.