In 1665 London, orphaned Christopher Rowe gets a lucky break. He is chosen to be Master Benedict Blackthorn's apothecary apprentice. Christopher loves his master, loves the apothecary, and sometimes gets himself into trouble with his best friend Tom Bailey. Life is good. Until mysterious murders of apothecaries start spreading across London. Master Blackthorn gives Christopher an usual puzzle for his birthday, he leaves cryptic messages, and then too, Master Blackthorn is murdered. The rumor is it is the Cult of the Archangel, but what do they seek? Why all the murders? Christopher is determined to figure it out. He must sort through Master Blackthorn's clues to find the key.
This medieval adventure with puzzles, potions and plot twists galore will have readers glued to the pages. I really enjoyed the read and found most of the plot twists unpredictable. Correlates well with the seventh grade medieval history curriculum focusing on guilds and apprenticeship. This is the first book of the Blackthorn Key series. Book 2,
Mark of the Plague and Book 3
The Assassin's Curse are already out.
Mark's Book Picks Rating: 4
Reading Level: 4.6 • Interest Level: 4-7 • Lexile Level: 630L • AR Points: 10
Publisher: Aladdin • ISBN: 978-1-4814-4652-5 Available in Perma-Bound binding.
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