title: The Easter Story
author:  Autumn Ward 
description: &quot;Autumn has done a masterful job of taking a complex story and making it accessible and age appropriate to the littlest ones in our lives! My six- and four-year-olds love it--especially when coupled with her first book,<i>The Christmas Story.</i>You don&apos;t want to miss the opportunity for Autumn to invest in the faith of your kids sharing the greatest story ever told!&quot;<i><b>Sarah Anderson,</b>writer, communicator, and mother of two boys</i><br /><br />&quot;I&apos;ve known and done ministry with Autumn for 16 years, and if there is one woman, other than my wife, whom I would choose to pour wisdom, truth, and hope into my kids, it would be Autumn. She is the real deal. I&apos;m so thankful she has written<i>The Easter Story</i>in a way my six- and four-year-olds can understand. They loved it so much the first time they read it, they made us read it three times in a row!&quot;<i><b>Rodney Anderson,</b>Director of Singles, North Point Ministries, and father of two boys</i><br /><br />&quot;We remember reading Autumn&apos;s first book,<i>The Christmas Story,</i>and our next thought being, &apos;This is soooo sweet! She should do more of these,&apos; which is why we&apos;re super excited for<i>The Easter Story.</i>We love how the story is written in such a simple but personal way that describes the friendship Jesus had with His disciples. We want our three little girls to know that above all, Jesus is their Friend, and to have an early understanding of just how much He LOVES them, and that truly His love for us will never end!&quot;<i><b>Casey &amp; Anisa Darnell,</b>singer/songwriter/worship leader, North Point Community Church; designer and founder of TruthAndCo.co; parents of three girls</i><br /><br />&quot;The Easter story is the difference maker in Christianity and for a child to understand it this simply and clearly is amazing. This resource should be in every home.&quot;<i><b>Casey Graham,</b>dad to two amazing kids and founder of The Rocket Company</i>
zlib_text: The highest point in the County
  is marked by mystery.
  It is said that a man died there in a
  great storm. while binding an evil
  that threatened the whole world.
  Then the ice came again, and when it
  retreated. even the shapes of the
  hills and the names of the towns
  in the valleys were changed.
  now. at that highest point on
  the fells. no trace remains of what
  was done so long ago.
  but its name has endured.
  They call it –
  The Wardstone.
  
   
  Chapter One
  A Seventh Son
   
  When the Spook arrived, the light was already beginning to fail. It had been a  long, hard  day  and  I
  was ready for my supper.
  ‘You’re  sure  he’s  a  seventh son?’  he  asked.  He  was  looking  down  at  me  and  shaking  his  head
  doubtfully.
  Dad nodded.
  ‘And you were a seventh son too?’
  Dad nodded again and started stamping his feet impatiently, splattering my breeches with droplets of
  brown mud and manure. The rain was dripping from the peak of his cap. It had been raining for most of
  the month. There were new leaves on