A traveling medicine show promises to cure all, but two kids learn it
takes more than faith in the miraculous to fix things that are broken.
Thirteen-year-old Jack knows what cured his baby sister when his family
thought she might never get well--Dr. Kingsbury's "Miraculous Tonic."
Guaranteed to relieve maladies known to man or beast, Dr. Kingsbury's
potion can cure everything from pimples to hearing loss to a broken
heart, and Jack himself is a witness to the miraculous results and the
doctor's kindness. When he had no money, the doctor didn't turn him away
but gave him the tonic for free along with a job--to travel with him
from city to city selling his cure-all elixir.
When Dr. Kingsbury and Jack arrive in Oakdale, the town at first feels
like any other they've been to. But it's clear Oakdale is a town with
secrets, and its citizens are slow to trust strangers.
Then Jack meets Cora, and a friendship neither expected starts to bloom.
Together they uncover something else they didn't expect--not only
secrets about the town but also Dr. Kingsbury. As they race to discover
the truth, they'll have to decide who and what to believe before it's
too late.