Reddit mentions of The Apothecary (The Apothecary Series)

I shop at an independent book store, and they put out great flyers on good reads in the middle readers section. Try going to "school library journals" site too.


http://www.slj.com/

Maile meloy is another one, she wrote The apothecary and also the Apprentices
Also as a twist, she is Colin Meloys sister ( the wildwood chronicles)


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0142422061/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115

The Apothecary. I was floored when I read it last summer, it felt very different than any kids book I remember, and very safe to boot.

Here's a site that does media content ratings that might help: Common Sense Media