bThis new series from 1 New York Times best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz is iThe Mysterious Benedict Societyi for reluctant readers, chockful of humor, adventure and mischief, and set at an exclusive, secluded, high-tech institute ieveryonei wants to get into.b pbYou only get in if you're EXTRAordinary....b pAfter passing an intense exam, Edwin Edgefield becomes one of the lucky few to attend an exclusive weekend at the mysterious high-tech institute of the uber-famous-ultrabazillionaire-genius-recluse Onasander Octagon. Edwin hopes he'll meet other kids like him--kids who will accept him even though he's got a photographic memory, genius-level math skills, and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other misfits um, students, he starts to wonder if they're all in the right place. There's amateur rapper Li'l Kimmy, violin prodigy Julie, video game-obsessed Anton, teacher's pet Ting-Ting, mean girl Maureen, and surfer dude Dilip. And we're not even going to ta