The Magic Apothecary 1
The Green Sorceress
Beatriz Giménez de Ory
Age: 10+
200-250 pages
Fantasy, Adventure
ISBN: 9788468377889
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Various people covet the Magical Apothecary of Alchemies and Enchantments, a manuscript copied in the 14th century by a certain Nuño Abat. Whoever unlocks the secrets of its spells and remedies will gain immense power. Curiously, the book features several blank pages—a striking anomaly given the high cost of parchment at the time. In reality, they are written with the sap of a plant known as Verde Hechicera (The Green Sorcerers'), which turns invisible when used as ink. To locate the developer plant needed to reveal the hidden text, someone hires Tiago, a resilient 14-year-old orphan hardened by adversity. Clues suggest the revealing plant grows in the garden of a house in Swampville, a small town where 12-year- old twins Pat and Sam have just moved with their mother following their father's sudden abandonment.
The first bilogy by Beatriz Giménez de Ory, winner of the National Literature Prize and, and one of the most imaginative voices in Spanish contemporary children's literature.
A fast-paced adventure packed with magical plants, unforgettable characters, and time travel.