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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 secrets of the apothecary's sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia, in order to find him, all while keeping it out of the hands of their enemies - Russian spies in possession of nuclear weapons. Discovering and testing potions they never believed could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending disaster.Together with Ian Schoenherr's breathtaking illustrations, this is a truly stunning package from cover to cover.
About the Author
MAILE MELOY is the author of three novels, two story collections, a middle-grade trilogy, and a picture book. Her fiction has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review and Best American Short Stories, and on Selected Shorts and This American Life. She has received The Paris Review's Aga Khan Prize for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Rosenthal Foundation Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
