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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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060000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file rda |
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CD audio |
| Summary |
Following a series of murders, an apothecary's apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in this suspenseful debut novel. Christopher Rowe, apprentice to Master Apothecary Benedict Blackthorn, is learning all his master's secrets--like how to decipher complex codes and puzzles, and how to transform simple ingredients into powerful medicines, potions, and weapons. Christopher's beloved master guides him with a firm, steady hand--a confidence even more vital as Christopher learns of a mysterious cult preying on London's apothecaries. The murders grow closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop ... until Christopher is torn from his home with only a cryptic message and a warning from his master: "Tell no one what I've given you." Aided by his best friend, Tom, Christopher must race to decipher his master's message--and follow a trail of deceit toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart. |
| Audience |
630L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 10 176195 |
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Accelerated Reader MG 4.6 10 176195 |
| Note |
Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by Ray Panthaki. |
| Summary |
In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks, and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction.
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Pharmacists -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Secret societies -- Juvenile fiction.
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Apprentices -- Fiction.
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Supernatural -- Fiction.
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Pharmacists -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Secret societies -- Fiction.
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Apprentices. |
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Friendship. |
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Pharmacists. |
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Secret societies. |
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Juvenile fiction.
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London -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.
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England -- London. |
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Great Britain. |
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Children's audiobooks.
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Audiobooks.
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Children's audiobooks.
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Paranormal fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Paranormal fiction.
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| Added Author |
Panthaki, Ray, narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Sands, Kevin. Blackthorn key New York, NY : Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio, [2015] 9781442388536 (NjBwBT)bl2015037015 (OCoLC)907168220 |
| ISBN |
9781442388543 : $59.99 |
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1442388544 : $59.99 |
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