| The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors Contributor(s): Delaney, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061730319 ISBN-13: 9780061730313 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Horror - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Series: Last Apprentice |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.32" W x 8.04" (0.31 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131223 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward, as he learns to battle the monsters of the dark and keep the county safe. But Tom's is only one story. The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training? How did Alice, a young witch and Tom's closest ally, overcome her dark past? How did the assassin Grimalkin become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? And you'll discover the rest of the county's menacing villains, collected in a gallery of horrors, and relive the vicious battles waged against them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Delaney, Joseph: - Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church. |