When he’s accidentally transformed into a wizard, a young misfit boy is called upon to save the town he’s been desperately trying to escape in this spooky, whimsical tale of magic and mayhem.

“...riveting debut young adult horror novel...”
—Editor's Pick, BookLife, by Publishers' Weekly

“...engaging page-turner of an adventure.”
—Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite

“I love nearly everything about this book.”
—Online Book Club

“...will delight fans of Harry Potter and Septimus Heap...”
—Kristine Zimmerman, Readers' Favorite

“...compelling and hard to put down...”
—D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Thirteen generations ago, Goff's ancestor stopped a dark wizard from performing an ancient ritual to become invincible. Now, due to magical laws, Goff is the only one who can stop the present-day counterpart from performing the same ritual in Spraksville on Halloween night.

It's a deadly, winner-take-all battle where one side has prepared for centuries, and the other doesn't have a clue.