Revenge of the witch / Joseph Delaney ; illustrations by Patrick Arrasmith.
Material type: TextSeries: The last apprentice ; bk. 1Publication details: New York : Greenwillow Books, 2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 344 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN:- 0060766182 (trade)
- 0060766190 (lib. bdg.)
- Spook's apprentice
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | Delaney, Joseph | 1 | Available | 33111005725896 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 ... ?
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."
Ages 10 and up.