Submitted by watchungbooksellers on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 8:02am
11/14/2009 1:00 pm
11/14/2009 2:00 pm
There's little joy left in the kingdom of Caux: the evil King
Nightshade rules with terrible tyranny and the law of the land is
poison or be poisoned. Worse, eleven-year-old Ivy’s uncle, a famous
healer, has disappeared, and Ivy sets out to find him, joined by a
young taster named Rowan. But these are corrupt times, and the
children—enemies of the realm—are not alone. What exactly do Ivy and
Rowan’s pursuers want? Is it Ivy’s prized red bettle, which, unlike any
other gemstone in Caux, appears—impossibly—to be hollow? Is it the
elixir she concocted—the one with the mysterious healing powers? Or
could it be Ivy herself?