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A paper route sounds like the perfect now job...until a mystery crops up.
Benjy is thrilled for another year of school with Miss Nettie as he enters seventh grade. But when his pa tells him to say goodbye to his goats, Benjy, missing them dearly, sets out on a new adventure when he becomes the town's first paperboy. Before he knows it, he's wrapped up in a mystery shrouded in unexplained events and discoveries. Benjy calls upon fellow amateur detective Sarah, and together they take on Benjy's arch nemesis Bruce Landis, and work to solve the puzzle.
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Being a twelve-year-old boy in 1930s farm country means a lot of hard work…and plenty of mischief. Benjy is determined to earn enough money for a shiny new bicycle over the summer, but he’s not sure how he’ll have the time when his father presents him with three new responsibilities—a passel of ornery goats determined to make his life miserable. Then his mother mentions the money she earned at the county fair, and suddenly those goats and his garden patch become challenges Benjy’s determined to conquer. But when his rival, local bully Bruce, shows up, Benjy might just lose everything he’s been working for. He knows he shouldn’t want revenge…but resisting it’s even harder than taming the cantankerous goats.
Benjy, a lovable eleven-year-old in the 1930s, just can't seem to help himself from pulling pranks and letting people down. His target is most often Miss Nettie, the schoolmarm at the one-room schoolhouse where he gets into more trouble than she's willing to tolerate. Maybe he's pulled one too many practical jokes...because everyone keeps telling him he's going to get a visit from the Belsnickel. Although Benjy believes the Belsnickel is just an old Pennsylvanian folktale told to scare kids into better behavior, deep down he fears the grim legend is real. When the Belsnickel comes knocking, Benjy quickly learns he is no fable.
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Meant to accompany the middle grade novel "Benjy and the Belsnickel", this study guide will not only help students dig deeper into the book, but it will also bring to life the history and setting. With sections for vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion, Biblical instruction, and projects they can do to go along with each chapter, this guide is sure to add enrichment!