![]() How often does that happen? Also, a quick perusing of the jacket flap for The Apothecary revealed a scenario that is unique to middle grade novels - a teen who has to flee Hollywood for London with her screenwriter parents when they are blacklisted in the 1950s. Maile, author of a well received short story collection and two novels for adults, had her first book for kids published in the same year that her brother, Colin, frontman and songwriter for the popular band The Decembrists, had his first book published. ![]() First off, the name "Meloy" caught my attention right away, having just finished reading and reviewing Colin Meloy's Wildwood when The Apothecary came out last October. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy has so many intriguing things to recommend it. ![]()
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