We the Children [Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School]

By Clements, Andrew

Publishers Summary:
Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wonder if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town—with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It's going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the "family” sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It's over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar views?MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chance—and final—run-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILLION DOLLAR views have a lot to do with the deal to sell the school property. But, as much as the town wants to believe it, the school does not belong to the local government. It belongs to the CHILDREN and these children have the right to defend it! Don't think Ben, his friend Jill (and the tag-along Robert) can ruin a multimillion dollar real estate deal? Then you don't know the history and the power of the Keepers of the School. A suspenseful six book series, book one, We the Children, starts the battle on land and on sea. It's a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be.

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ISBN
978-1-41693-886-6
Publisher
Atheneum


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on May 1, 2010

Gr 3-6 Sixth-grader Ben is racing off to class when he finds the janitor, Mr. Keane, in severe pain. The man gives him a gold coin from 1783 that has been passed down through the years by loyal janitors and can be traced to the first man hired by the founder of Captain Duncan Oakes School. It reads, "First and always/My school belongs to the children./Defend it." A few hours later, he is dead. The town council has sold the school to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on May 1, 2010

The always popular Andrew Clements begins a new mystery series set on the New England coast. It starts with a bang, as the injured school custodian presses a mysterious coin on Ben, making him swear to keep it secret, and dies. Words on the coin lead Ben to take a second look at the imminent plan to tea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Clements's coastal New England–set mystery series starts with the school custodian pressing a mysterious coin on si...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on June 1, 2010

Readers will enjoy unraveling the clues along with Benjamin and Jill. Friendships and family relationships feel authentic and ground the mystery in reality. The nautical details in the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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