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School Library Journal
Starred Review on September 1, 2010
Gr 5–8—Set in England in the winter of 1347, this suspenseful and spooky story will thrill readers who loved Joseph Delaney's "The Last Apprentice" series (HarperCollins). Fourteen-year-old William, whose family perished in a fire 18 months earlier, works as a servant at the local monastery in exchange for his room and board, meager as it is. While gathering firewood, he discovers a creature caught in a trap and saves...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Finding a wounded hobgoblin in the forest, Will brings it back to Crowfield Abbey. He then pieces together the stor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2010
William lives in a fantastic realm where magic and religion combine, and only some can see all that the world really holds. Pat Walsh uses this eerie setting—as much a character as any other in the book—to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More