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Bezig met laden... The Apothecary (2011)door Maile Meloy
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. YA. 1952. The Scott’s are forced to leave Hollywood because of the Red Scare. Janie meets Benjamin after his father is kidnapped and they are plunged into the Cold War. They are trying to control an atomic bomb test. It is a true test of an Apothecary’s powers. Good characters, good premise, good pacing. Good young adult fantasy read, with an anti-nuclear war theme. Janie Scott moves to London so her parents can escape persecution as alleged communists. At a new school, she meets the son of the apothecary and together they become involved in a plan to thwart/contain a Russian nuclear detonation. While briefly in jail, they befriend a young East End ruffian and pickpocket, who assists.
A fairly interesting mystery set mostly in 1952 London, The Apothecary offers a little of everything; magic, romance, mystery, and historical fiction. When friends of Janie’s parents are blacklisted in Hollywood (they are a television writing team), the Scotts move to London. Around the corner from their flat is a mysterious shop with an enigmatic apothecary. The man’s son is Janie’s new friend at school. When she and Benjamin, who aspires to be a spy, happen to witness a handoff involving a Russian attaché in the park, the teens get more than they bargained for. As it turns out, not only is Benjamin’s father involved, but the Latin instructor at their school is also a part of this web of espionage. The two rush to save the apothecary only to find out that he is attempting to stop a nuclear test in Soviet territory. Everyone goes along to help stop the explosion. However, the magic occasionally feels like a contrivance to move the plot forward instead of an organic part of the fantasy. The ending is sort of a free-for-all, and the created world doesn’t really keep to the rules set up at the beginning. Nonetheless, this is a highly readable adventure/mystery, and it is greatly enhanced by Schoenherr’s graceful and evocative illustrations. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Apothecary (1) PrijzenErelijsten
Follows a fourteen-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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While the plot's plausibility is questionable, the story is intriguing and the adventure is definitely engaging with a fair amount of quirky and suspenseful episodes. The rules of alchemy are observed, albeit a bit deceptively, in the process of using medicinal plants in the London from the physic garden to make 'magic' elixirs.
The middle-grade students can enjoy a story here with lots of imagination and learn some history which is presented very unobtrusively. ( )