The Spook's Apprentice
by Joseph Delaney
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 10+
Published by Red Fox, 2014
About this book
The Spook's Apprentice is a fantasy book set in the north of England where Thomas Ward, the seventh son of a seventh son, must prove himself capable of facing ghosts and witches if he is to take on the mantel of The Spook, the people who keep the county safe from the darkness. But the role is as unpopular as it is necessary and Tom has to decide whether he wants to leave his family for a life of danger and isolation.
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