The Alchemyst: The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel

There are so many good fiction books that never makes it into the classroom. If I had to choose one to be a required read it would be The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel because of its imaginary plot and its integration of real historical characters. So lend me your ear as we discuss gods, monsters, and immortals.

The first reason why I think The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel should be required is because of its imaginary plot. Many fiction books have similar plots to books with the same topic such as dystopia novels. The novels Killer of Enemies and The Hunger Games have similar ideas such as a powerful goverments, a fight for survival, and monsterous genetically modified organisms. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has a unique plot with its own history of earth streching back million of years. The book also contains a imaginary combination of science, magic, and technology including magical auras, genetically engineer boar people, and the strange chemistry of the elixir of immortal life. That is one reason why this should be a require read.
This book while fiction does contain real people and includes real historical facts on these people such as Nicholas Flamel a real life alchemist, or John Dee, an English spymaster. This book makes history real and has increased my own interest in history. This is my other reason why I think this book should be a required