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Synopsis
In the summer of 1963, after his father has inexplicably disappeared leaving Cully with his three eccentric aunts on their barely profitable apple farm, Cully goes to work for a mysterious antiques dealer who has the strange hobby of collecting shadows.
Is The Shadow-Collector's Apprentice appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gentle dark fantasy about a boy dealing with his father's disappearance while apprenticing to an unusual antiques dealer. Mild supernatural elements and themes of loss and family, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Kids who like mysterious stories with magical elements and quirky characters will enjoy following Cully's strange summer apprenticeship.