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Devil's Bane: Tales of a Fourth Grade Warrior Kindle Edition

by Ken MacGregor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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Josh Campbell is not a normal kid. His dad fights monsters, his mom might not be entirely human, and he seems to be a magnet for dangerous creatures. He’s nine years old and just wants to play soccer and hang out with his best friend...but the world has different plans.
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    140 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    May 23, 2020
  5. File size
    1986 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0893PX5RJ
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1986 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1735123307
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Ken MacGregor

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Ken MacGregor writes stuff.

He has three story collections: AN ABERRANT MIND, SEX, GORE & MILLIPEDES, and LIONS & TIGERS & WERES, a young adult novella: DEVIL’S BANE, a co-written (with Kerry Lipp), novel: HEADCASE. His work has also appeared in dozens of other publications. He is an Active Member of the Horror Writer's Association (HWA) and is a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW). He has also written TV commercials, sketch comedy, a music video, a smattering of poetry, and a zombie movie. He is the Managing Editor of Collections and Anthologies for LVP Publications, and he curated two anthologies: BURNT FUR for Blood Bound Books, and the Shirley Jackson award-nominated STITCHED LIPS for Dragon's Roost Press. He will be co-editing the Midnight Zone series (beginning in 2023) with Douglas Gwilym also with Dragon's Roost Press.

When not writing, Ken drives the bookmobile for his local library. He lives with his kids, two cats, and the ashes of his wife.

You can find him at https://www.kenmacgregor.com/.

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FANTASTIC READ FOR ANY AGE
5 Stars
FANTASTIC READ FOR ANY AGE
I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS BOOK. I have been pre-reading some books so I can recommend them to my son, and this will make the top of the list for sure! This is fantastically written with compelling characters. It's a fast and easy read due to the immediate connection you feel with the main character, Josh. Ken writes so eloquently and with such attention to detail that I found myself moved to tears at several different points in the book.I am anxiously waiting the next installment in this story (hint hint, wink wink Ken) and will gladly read ANYTHING written by this author. 5 stars, highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
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The book is very exciting and interesting, and is a fast read because it is hard to put down. My favorite part in the book is the last battle scene. My least favorite part is when someone died. I recommend this book for any age group, and as a free time reading book. You should definitely buy this book for your kid!
-10 year old boy who devoured this book
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Anton Cancre
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but harder than I expected.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
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I'm not in the intended demographic, but I dig Ken's work. Devil's Bane shows all his strengths going full bore. It's fast and largely fun. He clearly gets the needs of Middle-grade work, using simple sentence structure and word choices, but without talking down to the kids. Thematically, this is no easy stuff. It deals with facing the death of a loved one and with the weight of responsibility. At the same time, it doesn't feel heavy handed. It's a story about a monster hunter and it stays being a story about a monster hunter. Just be prepared that the weighty bits definitely carry weight.
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Beemer
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Monster Hunting book
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
Devil’s Bane by Ken MacGregor

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

At age 9, most children are enjoying new sports or hobbies, spending time with friends, and going to the movies. Josh Campbell is not “most” 9 year olds. While his dad fights monsters, Josh is training to be a monster hunter as well. When tragedy strikes, Josh is faced with the decision to become a monster hunter or pay the ultimate sacrifice for his family.

This book was phenomenal and I finished it in one sitting. I could not put it down at all. This book was geared more towards a YA audience, however, if you love a good monster fighting story, any age will be beyond satisfied in reading the story.

I loved how the story pulled me in immediately. The explaining of the different monsters, to the details of how to train to be a monster fighter, and the character building were amazing. I was so impressed with the research the author did about different monsters (I am a little bias of the Hodag being my favorite as I am from Wisconsin 😊). Beginning, middle, and end of the book flowed together perfectly. The friends, foes, and everyone throughout the story were entwined perfectly together and I was genuinely very impressed at it all. The ending of the book was amazing and I am so happy that I was able to review this book.

I honestly don’t think I have read a YA focused book and enjoyed it as much as I did for this book. I really hope there are more books made surrounding this story because I would be getting them all in a heartbeat.
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Sonia LeeAnn Hyder
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023
Monsters live only in our dreams right? Wrong! Josh has the ultimately coolest dad ever. He fights monsters. You see Josh's family isn't a normal family and one day Josh will be a monster hunter as well. Tragedy strikes the family as Josh has to make the decision to do what is right, or to accept a lucrative deal to make everything in his family alright again. To say I loved this story is an understatement. I was drawn in from the first page and loved the tales of Josh's journey. The author transports you to the story and you feel the emotions of the characters throughout the story. Though this is geared to the YA audience I would recommend it to anyone that wants a fast paced emotional read.

I was provided a copy of this story and am happily leaving a review for the authors amazing work.
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Janelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for young and older generations
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
I really enjoyed this story of the young 10 year old monster fighter. I think anyone, any age would be interested in it. Keeps you reading till the wee hours of the night.
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Larisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing tale of growing with grief
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2022
Fantastically written and fun to read book with wonderfully creative and realistic characters in a fictional world. Beautiful and gripping story of a child coming to grips with the pain of grief and how that changed him. Couldn't put it down!
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Elizabeth Morrissey
5.0 out of 5 stars Viseral, yet approachable parent-child conversations about hard topics.
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020
So many parts of my brain were activated going through this book. It got me with detail-painted scenes, fast paced storytelling, character development that had me empathetic for each one, and a maturing rapport between Josh and all the other players in the story.
There are action sequences that made my heart rate jump as I read them, and hard parent-child dialogue that's so visceral I was in tears. The sentence structure and pacing are as appropriate for a young teen as an adult. I feel like this is the kind of book that stays with you for a long time, and can really inspire a lot of conversation between parents and kids about the content. Highly recommend.
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Konarske
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC READ FOR ANY AGE
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020
I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS BOOK. I have been pre-reading some books so I can recommend them to my son, and this will make the top of the list for sure! This is fantastically written with compelling characters. It's a fast and easy read due to the immediate connection you feel with the main character, Josh. Ken writes so eloquently and with such attention to detail that I found myself moved to tears at several different points in the book.
I am anxiously waiting the next installment in this story (hint hint, wink wink Ken) and will gladly read ANYTHING written by this author. 5 stars, highly recommended!
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Konarske
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC READ FOR ANY AGE
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020
I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS BOOK. I have been pre-reading some books so I can recommend them to my son, and this will make the top of the list for sure! This is fantastically written with compelling characters. It's a fast and easy read due to the immediate connection you feel with the main character, Josh. Ken writes so eloquently and with such attention to detail that I found myself moved to tears at several different points in the book.
I am anxiously waiting the next installment in this story (hint hint, wink wink Ken) and will gladly read ANYTHING written by this author. 5 stars, highly recommended!
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