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The Spook's Apprentice: Book 1

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The Spook's Apprentice: Book 1 by Joseph Delaney

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By Joseph Delaney

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A wonderful and terrifying series by a new writer about a young boy training to be an exorcist. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have failed before Thomas. Somehow Thomas must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. But when he is tricked into freeing Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the County, the horror begins …

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24 Jun 2026

Definitely targeted at upper KS2/KS3 readers. A little dark and spooky but nothing too frightening.

27 Jun 2024

Great book!

06 Jul 2016

Trust me a great book
Though i warn you follow the warning don't read after dark.
I didn't but I like scary things. It definitely leaves you hanging when you have to stop reading it. But there are way more books in the series so finish the book your on and follow the amazing adventures in the spook series.

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