The Accidental Apprentice
by Amanda Foody
Year Published: 2021
Unadventurous Barclay Thorne interrupts the spell of Lore-Keeper Viola and her dragon, Mitzi, and accidentally bonds with the magical wolf-like Beast, Root. Instead of returning to his dull and provincial home, Barclay is run out of town, and must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods to either abandon Root, or learn to live with his mystifying new powers