This week's book pick is Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman.
Unwanted by her mother, Meggy has been sent to London to live with her alchemist father, and it turns out he does not want her either. Meggy is a girl instead of the boy he had expected, and she is crippled and must walk with the aid of two walking sticks. And Meggy is certain she'll never like London - it's too crowded and way too big. It is also clear that Meggy will have to take care of herself, as her father is completely immersed in his alchemy and never ending experiments. But what will Meggy do when she discovers her father may be an accomplice to murder?
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