The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

 

This is the first book in the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel. Nicholas is a bookstore owner and has hired a 15 year old boy named Josh. His wife Perry is Nicholas's wife and she owns a coffee shop across the street. She hired Josh's twin sister Sophie. Josh was downstairs looking for books when all hell breaks out upstairs. He makes his way upstairs and there's a strange guy with some weird walking creatures attacking Nicholas. Josh, wants to help him but, he sees what looks like green smoke and the smell, smells like rotten eggs. 

Mr. John Dee isn't a really nice guy. But, he's on a mission to bring back the Dark Elders that were some of the one's that ruled this world a long time ago. Mr. Dee wants the Codex that will help him do just that and Nicholas has it. With fighting going on inside the bookstore, Josh is getting pushed bac down the stairs. Then, Perry comes into the bookstore to help her husband and in the process one of those monsters grabs Perry and poles her outside. With the fighting, Nicholas Is trying to stop those monsters from taking her but, it only makes it worse.

Sophie and Josh are twins and they are standing in the bookstore wanting to ask Nicholas what the hell happened. When Nicholas tells them that is was magic. Both, of the twins start to question what he's saying. They start thinking about magic shows, but not real magic, in which is what Nicholas is say is very much real. 

He loses the Codex but, Josh ends up with two pages. He tells the twins that they need to come with him because he need to go see a friend. Scatty as she goes by. Lives above a Dojo. She's considered one of the best warriors that Nichloas knows and also a vampire. She's a second generation Elder. When her Dojo is attacked by Mr. Dee because he wants those last two pages. Nicholas tells the twins that they need to head to one of the high Elders that will help then awaken there magic powers. 

It's a whole journey and many, many more things happen. Full of adventure, fighting and trying to understand all the different Elders all over the world and how magic came into the world. The book moves quite fast and you just want to know what happens next. I'm not going to give to much away. You should pick up the book and read it, if you want to know what happens in the end.