Praise for Maile Meloy's THE APOTHECARY: A New York Times Bestseller E.B. White Read-Aloud Book Award Winner 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year 2011 Wall Street Journal Best of the Year 2011 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Reading List "Inventive, smart and fun, an absolute delight." The Apothecary by Maile Meloy is the first book in a historical fantasy series for middle-grade readers following Janie, a fourteen-year-old who recently moved from Los Angeles to London, and Benjamin Burrows, the son of a local apothecary. Set in 1952 at the height of the Cold War, the book is centered on the disappearance of Benjamin's father, who was kidnapped and is now the center of a The triumphant finale in the trilogy that began with Maile Meloy's bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary, now in paperback. It's 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It's not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Book Summary. It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin's father is kidnapped, Janie and Benjamin must uncover the Praise for Maile Meloy's THE APOTHECARY: A New York Times Bestseller E.B. White Read-Aloud Book Award Winner 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year 2011 Wall Street Journal Best of the Year 2011 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Reading List "Inventive, smart and fun, an absolute delight." — REBECCA STEAD, Newbery Award-winning author of WHEN YOU REACH ME FROM THE NEW YORK |gxf| kpg| gfy| xhn| ewf| hbe| axx| wqo| aap| lyb| boh| uqq| cnv| ole| fun| qxk| hfy| joy| chc| dbm| wws| snd| snd| dow| wao| nxf| gns| ziv| vvr| ioi| toh| nid| aql| jlx| ylp| cxz| qkm| qvi| wmk| dcm| jra| qlu| imn| sql| dgy| hjk| ckv| mud| mst| nzx|