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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
eBook (Collins Flamingo, March 27, 2014)Mindblowing novel from multi-awardwinning author, Margaret Mahy.Roland has everything a young man could wish for – good looks, enough money, a cool relationship with his mother, ready wit, intelligence, a sexy girlfriend, a perfect school record. So the fact that he committed a petty crime and that, somehow, one of his teachers knows about it is something he can hardly explain to himself, let alone anyone else.The teacher, Mr Hudson, uses this knowledge to blackmail Roland into befriending the school misfit – Jess Ferret. The reason he gives is concern for her wellbeing, but even Roland finds this rather far-fetched. And when Jess doesn't respond to his confident advances, he becomes intrigued with the girl for his own reasons.Roland discovers Jess's dark secret and also finds that he has one of his own…
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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Margaret K. McElderry, April 1, 2003)Roland, determined to unlock the mystery surrounding Jess Ferret, an enigmatic young woman with a penchant for alchemy, finds his investigation thwarted by the arrival of an evil magician from his past, who plunges him into a dark and deadly labryinth of magic, corruption, and power.
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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, Oct. 31, 2002)Mindblowing new novel from multi-awardwinning author, Margaret Mahy. Roland has everything a young man could wish for - good looks, enough money, a cool relationship with his mother, ready wit, intelligence, a sexy girlfriend, a perfect school record. So the fact that he committed a petty crime and that, somehow, one of his teachers knows about it is something he can hardly explain to himself, let alone anyone else. The teacher, Mr Hudson, uses this knowledge to blackmail Roland into befriending the school misfit - Jess Ferret. The reason he gives is concern for her wellbeing, but even Roland finds this rather far-fetched. And when Jess doesn't respond to his confident advances, he becomes intrigued with the girl for his own reasons. Roland discovers Jess's dark secret and also finds that he has one of his own...
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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (McElderry, July 27, 2004)Roland, determined to unlock the mystery surrounding Jess Ferret, an enigmatic young woman with a penchant for alchemy, finds his investigation thwarted by the arrival of an evil magician from his past, who plunges him into a dark and deadly labyrinth of magic, corruption, and power. Reprint.
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Alchemy
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Collins, Nov. 4, 2002)Blackmailed by a teacher, Roland must befriend a misfit girl, or have his out-of-character petty crime exposed. When Jess refuses to respond to his advances he becomes intrigued. He discovers she has a dark secret - then goes on to discover that he has a dark secret of his own.
