Monday, October 17, 2011

2011 book 266

Maile Meloy's The Apothecary
You really can't go wrong with a YA book set in Cold War London, where a 14-year-old girl and her parents move after having some trouble with the whole anti-Communism thing. And then she gets involved in something even more dangerous and magical (like, literally magical, there is magic, but it's, interestingly, alchemy and so sort of science-based). Plus there's a cute boy. And a hilarious boy. And adventures. And strong writing, b/c it's Maile Meloy. Great read and I hope there'll be a sequel. A.

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