The alchemyst

Description:

While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  Fiction,  Magic,  Brothers and sisters,  Alchemists,  Twins,  Supernatural,  New York Times bestseller,  nyt:series_books=2011-03-26,  Paranormal fiction,  Siblings,  Occult fiction,  Children's fiction,  Magic, fiction,  Supernatural, fiction,  Brothers and sisters, fiction,  Twins, fiction,  San francisco (calif.), fiction,  Occultism, fiction,  Siblings, fiction

People: Nicolas Flamel (d. 1418),  John Dee (1527-1608)

Places: San Francisco (Calif.)