The Apothecary

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Tan, Melvyn (October 1, 2023). "Netflix Will Stream The Apothecary Diaries in "Select" Asian Countries". Anitrendz. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023 . Retrieved October 1, 2023. What I liked about The Apothecary from the very beginning was the voice of first person narrator Janie Scott. She’s witty, intelligent, and she sounds like a realistic fourteen year old. I often find teenage protagonists flat or too juvenile, especially if they’re in their early teens, but Meloy writes Janie with a relatable, appropriate narrative voice. Von Amerika ins langweilige England. Eine drastische Veränderung, die Janie überhaupt nicht gefällt. Noch immer erkennt man die Spuren des Zweiten Weltkrieges, der erst vor wenigen Jahren endete. Warum gerade England? Warum gerade diese öde Schule? Warum gerade Benjamin, der Janie in ein waghalsiges Abenteuer entführt?

in Japanese). Shufunotomo. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021 . Retrieved April 5, 2021. For instance, here Janie is cornered by an adult secret agent on a rooftop. Her friends Benjamin and Pip have both taken a potion that changed them into birds, and now it is her turn, if she is to escape: “I felt a strange, rushing feeling my veins, and understood why Benjamin and Pip had looked so surprised. I’d never been aware of each individual blood vessel in my body like that, and of the blood coursing through them. Then I felt my heartbeat speed up, and my bones seemed to lighten….My skull felt like it was changing shape, and lightening, and I thought: Allow for the possibilities. And then I leaped, still human, off the roof…. My hands became wings in midair, and my legs became tiny bird legs.”By the end of the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer ( c. 1342–1400) was mentioning an English apothecary in the Canterbury Tales, specifically " The Nun's Priest's Tale" as Pertelote speaks to Chauntecleer (lines 181–184): The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 9". Square Enix. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023 . Retrieved August 9, 2023.

The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 8". Square Enix. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023 . Retrieved April 30, 2023. The book tells the story of a teenage girl called Janie Scott who moves from sunny Los Angeles to dreary London because her parents are suspected communists. Life seems awful (for example at school) until she meets Benjamin Borrows, a humble boy who turns Janie's life around. Ben's father, a kind local apothecary, is apparently kidnapped by German spies, but not before he passes the two teens an ancient book and instructions to protect it. Janie and Ben discover many wonderful secrets and spells, for example changing into birds and becoming invisible but there are others who seek to gain it. Janie, Ben and their friends are searching for not only Benjamin's father but also to stop the Soviets from exploding their atomic bomb. Will Janie and Ben survive on their wild adventure?

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In November 2019, Square Enix announced the English language release of the manga in North America under the title The Apothecary Diaries, and began publishing it in December 2020. [39] The book is an educational story and l learnt that seven years after the World War, London was still recovering while America was carrying on with everyday life. This book is great! Although the language is sometimes challenging to understand it is written in such a way to make it easier to follow. The characters are busy saving the world whilst dealing with their teenage lives! The story moves fast and every detail is important. in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023 . Retrieved February 7, 2023.

Loo, Egan (November 29, 2020). "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2020". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020 . Retrieved February 16, 2023. Along the way they meet JinLo, who helps them greatly in the finding of the Apothecary. Benjamin, Janie and Pip discover that a dose of magic can save the world. A really good book. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy is the first book in a historical fantasy series for middle-grade readers following Janie, a fourteen-year-old who recently moved from Los Angeles to London, and Benjamin Burrows, the son of a local apothecary. Set in 1952 at the height of the Cold War, the book is centered on the disappearance of Benjamin's father, who was kidnapped and is now the center of a plot involving Russian spies and nuclear weapons. The Apothecary is the first book in the Apothecary Trilogy and is followed by The Apprentices and The After-Room. in Japanese). Shufunotomo. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023 . Retrieved February 28, 2023. Origins". The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11 . Retrieved 2016-12-13.

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