The Last Apprentice: Revenge
of the Witch
Author: Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Year: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-06-076620-4
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults;
Horn Book Fanfare; Booklist Editors' Choice;
AR Points: 9.0
This book is for Ages:
8 and up
Subjects/Themes: Witches,
Ghosts, Supernatural
The Last Apprentice
Revenge of the Witch tells the story of 13-year-old Tom the seventh son of
a seventh son who is apprenticed to Old Gregory a Spook who has been protecting
farms for 60 years. His new job will be
to deal with “ghouls, boggarts and all manner of wicked beasties.” All of
Old Gregory’s other apprentices have failed or worse, died. Can Tom do what needs to be done? Is he strong enough to fight even the darkest
evil?
Joseph Delany provides a spine tingling and chilling read --
a great book to read around Halloween when you are looking for a reason to keep
the lights on. Patrick Arrasmith’s illustrations
are a true enhancement to the book dark and scary with strong lines and
dripping blood. The witches are
particularly horrible, the kind that like to eat little children and harvest
bones for magic. I am not a fan of
spooky or scary stories. This one tops
the list of books for the very brave.
If you like this book
you may also like more books in The
Last Apprentice series also by Joseph
Delany.
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