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Aug 28, 2018 | ISBN 9780451481283 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Aug 03, 2004 | ISBN 9780142402573 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
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Aug 28, 2018 | ISBN 9780451481283 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Aug 03, 2004 | ISBN 9780142402573 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Aug 03, 2004 | ISBN 9781101659717 | Middle Grade (8-12)
A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer John Bellairs–soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black!“The House With a Clock in Its Walls will cast its spell for a long time.”–The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watchng magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls–a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!
John Bellairs (1938–1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children’s Books of… More about John Bellairs
Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create? (School Library Journal, starred review)ThereÆs suspense and action aplenty. . . . Perfect for the pre-Stephen King set. (Booklist)Brace yourself for a wild ride. (Kirkus Reviews)
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