Who: Wesley King, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of over 14 books for young readers and adults, including the JLG selection Benny on the Case.
What: JLG Marketing and Selection Team Members interview Wesley King, author of Benny on the Case. JLG’s Mystery & Adventure Webcast will be recorded and posted to our website so that you can share this age-appropriate material with your elementary and middle school students or library patrons!
When: Friday, September 19 at 12 PM ET
Where: This interview will be held as a live ZOOM meeting. Once you register, a link will be sent to your email. Click on the link provided when you are ready to join the meeting.
About: 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 thrilling middle grade mystery.
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.
