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Benny on the Case

by Wesley King

A classroom transition becomes a mystery to solve

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of 2025

    Selected as a Best Kids Book of 2025.

  • Author recognition

    New York Times bestselling author

    The author is described as a New York Times bestselling author; no specific list or rank is given.

  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Received a starred review; the review describes the book as “suspenseful, emotional.”

AlbakiReads Editorial

A classroom transition becomes a mystery to solve

Set in Newfoundland, Benny’s life bridges a retirement home run by his mother and a new mainstream classroom. When residents are robbed and the home faces possible closure, he and Salma investigate the theft while navigating school teasing and a shared class assignment with their bullies. Benny’s Mosaic Down syndrome is part of the story’s everyday context, alongside his friendship with an older resident and his practical knowledge of boats. The mystery gives the book a clear central problem, while the surrounding conflicts connect questions of belonging, friendship, and standing up to bullying with the security of a place Benny calls home.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in mysteries involving young investigators and a threatened home.
  • Readers seeking fiction that includes a protagonist with Mosaic Down syndrome and experiences of entering a mainstream classroom.
  • Readers interested in stories about friendship, bullying, and adapting to new school settings.

Themes

Belonging and inclusionFriendship across generationsBullying and standing up for oneselfHome and communityMystery and investigation

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Book overview

Two starred reviews!
A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of 2025
A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2025

A boy with Mosaic Down syndrome navigates entering a mainstream classroom, making new friends, and standing up to bullies all while trying to catch a thief and save his home in this "suspenseful, emotional" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King.

Benny isn't your average boy from Newfoundland. He lives in a retirement home that his mother runs, he has an eighty-six-year-old best friend named Mr. Tom, he knows more about fixing boats than video games, and he has Mosaic Down syndrome. When Benny transitions to a mainstream classroom for the first time, the other students tease him for his differences...except for Salma. She's new, too, and not your typical Newfoundland girl: she's tech savvy, speaks Arabic, plays basketball, and isn't afraid to eat lunch with Benny.

So when Salma's grandmother and several other residents in the retirement home are robbed, Benny asks Salma to help him catch the thief. Time is not on their side as an inspector threatens to close the home. And to make matters worse, Benny and Salma must crack the case while working on a class assignment with their bullies. Can Benny save his home and take a stand against the bullies once and for all? He's about to find out, b'ys.
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