  | Impossible trials of Benjamiah Creek (Whisperwicks) Author: Lees, Jordan | |
| Price: $16.34 | ||
Summary:
Benjamiah, desperate to return to the magical world of Wreathenwold, finds a witchstone mask that leads him back, but soon discovers that the world and his friend Elizabella have changed, forcing him to team up with new allies to save missing children and break the mask's curse before it is too late.
| Illustrator: | To, Vivienne |
Reviews:
Booklist (+) (12/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2025 *Starred Review* Ever since Benjamiah Creek returned home from his adventures in The Labyrinth of Lost and Found (2024), he has longed to be back in Wreathenwold, where magic is part of everyday life and where his best friend, Elizabella, lives. The opportunity unexpectedly presents itself when he finds a fragment of a stone mask among his mother’s things that he knows must be from Wreathenwold. When Benjamiah holds it to his face, it affixes itself around his eye and reveals a trail of luminescent, violet moths leading to the world he loves. Reunited with Elizabella, he learns that the mask is made of witchstone and tied to Agatha Drake, the Witch of Midsommer. According to an old folktale, the only way to be free of the mask and the cursed fate it brings is for the wearer to complete a series of tasks set by the Witch before Midsommer draws to a close. Benjamiah and Elizabella set off to beat Agatha Drake’s game, acquiring two more companions along the way: Silas, a mapmaker; and Mia, a snatchling. Lees layers and intersects multiple plotlines in this second Whisperwicks novel to richly develop Wreathenwold and the story’s primary characters. The themes of home and belonging are central to the narrative, which continues to build toward a reckoning with Wreathenwold's corrupt elite in a future installment. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
