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The After-Room

By Maile Meloy
Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr

By Maile Meloy
Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr

By Maile Meloy
Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr

By Maile Meloy
Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr

By Maile Meloy
Read by Cristin Milioti

By Maile Meloy
Read by Cristin Milioti

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Part of The Apothecary Series

Part of The Apothecary Series

Part of The Apothecary Series

Paperback $10.99

Feb 07, 2017 | ISBN 9780147516947 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $7.99

Nov 03, 2015 | ISBN 9780698198197 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $23.00

Nov 03, 2015 | 535 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About The After-Room

    The triumphant finale in the bestselling trilogy is now in paperback!

    It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead. Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. But she’s on the other side of the world—how can Janie and Benjamin reach her? The triumphant finale in the trilogy that began with Maile Meloy’s bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary, and continued in its captivating sequel, The Apprentices, The After-Room is full of enchantment and heart, with Ian Schoenherr’s stunning illustrations throughout.

    About The After-Room

    It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead. 
     
    Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. But she’s on the other side of the world—how can Janie and Benjamin reach her?
     
    The triumphant finale in the trilogy that began with Maile Meloy’s bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary, and continued in its captivating sequel, The Apprentices, The After-Room is full of enchantment and heart, with Ian Schoenherr’s stunning illustrations throughout.

    About The After-Room

    It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead. 
     
    Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. But she’s on the other side of the world—how can Janie and Benjamin reach her?
     
    The triumphant finale in the trilogy that began with Maile Meloy’s bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary, and continued in its captivating sequel, The Apprentices, The After-Room is full of enchantment and heart, with Ian Schoenherr’s stunning illustrations throughout.

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    About Maile Meloy

    Maile Meloy is the author of the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter; the short story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (named one of the “10 Best Books of 2009” by the New York Times Book Review);… More about Maile Meloy

    About Maile Meloy

    Maile Meloy is the author of the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter; the short story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (named one of the “10 Best Books of 2009” by the New York Times Book Review);… More about Maile Meloy

    About Maile Meloy

    Maile Meloy is the author of the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter; the short story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (named one of the “10 Best Books of 2009” by the New York Times Book Review);… More about Maile Meloy

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 07, 2017 | 448 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780147516947

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Nov 03, 2015 | 432 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780698198197

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 03, 2015 | 535 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101926147
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    Praise for The After-Room:

    “This series finale wraps up most of its loose ends in a satisfying bow, leaving just enough room for imaginative middle-grade readers and teens to conjure up their own futures for Janie and Benjamin.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “A cerebral fantasy with enough action to keep readers on their toes.”—School Library Journal

    “Meloy ends her trilogy on a satisfying note and manages an authorial sort of alchemy just short of being as miraculous as that performed by her protagonists: creating realistic historical fiction that gives an authentic cold war feel, along with potions that can turn one into a bird.”–VOYA

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