Books like The Apothecary (The Apothecary #1) by Maile Meloy
Amid the backdrop of 1952 London, Janie Scott, newly arrived from Los Angeles, befriends Benjamin Burrows, an outspoken apothecary’s son with spy aspirations. When Benjamin’s father is kidnapped, the pair embark on a perilous mission to locate the apothecary’s sacred manuscript, the Pharmacopoeia. Their quest to unlock its secrets and defend it from Soviet agents possessing nuclear weapons leads them through dangerous adventures and tests of alchemical potions in an age of Cold‑War tension.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Maile Meloy
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