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Tom Ward’s apprenticeship was interrupted by the untimely death of John Gregory, yet years of training have left him adept at battling boggarts, witches, demons, and other supernatural threats. He is now poised to assume the role of the county’s Spook.
Despite his youth and the skepticism of those around him, Tom gains an unlikely ally in Jenny—a determined young woman who insists on becoming his apprentice. Together they face the challenges of their grim world, each learning from the other as the threshold of senior responsibility looms.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Joseph Delaney
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