Tween Book Group Reads The Apothecary for May 10th
Page Turners, our book group for tweens in grades 6-8, is reading The Apothecary by Maile Meloy for their get-together on Thursday, May 10th at 2:05PM in Room 10 of the Litchfield Middle School. Page Turners begins with an after school snack, followed by a discussion of the book, and a short activity.
Copies of the book are available in the upper-level Teen area and the lower-level Young Readers’ Room.
About the Book
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.
This is the first title in the Apothecary Trilogy.
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