| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
344 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Last apprentice ; bk. 1 |
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Delaney, Joseph, 1945-
Last apprentice ; bk. 1.
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Last apprentice ; bk. 1.
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| Note |
Originally published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title, The spook's apprentice, 2004. |
| Summary |
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties." Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried-some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice. Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county? |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 9.0 101692. |
| Subject |
Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction.
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Paranormal fiction.
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Witches -- Juvenile fiction.
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Apprentices -- Fiction.
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Supernatural -- Fiction.
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Witches -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Arrasmith, Patrick, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0060766182 trade bdg. |
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0060766190 library binding |
| Standard No. |
9780060766184 |
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9780060766191 |
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