The Blackthorn key

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Label

The Blackthorn key

Statement of responsibility

Kevin Sands

Creator

• Sands, Kevin
• trueSands, Kevin

Author

• Sands, Kevin

Subject

• Apprentices -- Fiction
• Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction
• trueCanadian fiction
• trueChemistry
• trueCodes (Communication)
• trueFantasy mysteries
• trueFriendship
• Friendship -- Fiction
• Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
• trueGreat Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685
• Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
• Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fantasy
• London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
• trueLondon, England -- History -- 17th century
• trueMurder
• Paranormal fiction
• truePharmacists
• Pharmacists -- Fiction
• Pharmacists -- Juvenile fiction
• trueRestoration England (1660-1688) -- 1660 -- 1688
• trueRowe, Christopher (Fictitious character)
• trueSecret societies
• Secret societies -- Fiction
• Secret societies -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSecrets
• trueStuart period (1603-1714) -- 1603 -- 1714
• trueSupernatural
• Supernatural -- Fiction
• trueTeenage boys
• trueCults
• true1660s -- 1660 -- 1669
• true17th century -- 1601 -- 1700
• trueAlchemy
• trueApprentices

Genre

• trueHistorical fantasy
• Fiction
• trueFantasy mysteries
• trueParanormal fiction
• trueCanadian fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

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

Member of

• Blackthorn key, 01
• trueBlackthorn key

Theme

• trueSolve the puzzle

Storyline

• truePlot-driven

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2016
• John Spray Mystery Award (Canada), 2016.
• National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award, 2016.
• OLA Best Bets, 2015.
• Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia), Fiction category, 2017.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 10-14
• 630

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.1.S26

LC item number

Bl 2015

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

630

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Series statement

Blackthorn key

Series volume

book 1

Target audience

pre adolescent