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Mar 01, 1998 | ISBN 9781101659687 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Mar 01, 1998 | ISBN 9781101659687 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Two kids find a haunted opera score capable of raising the dead! When Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger explore an abandoned theater, they discover an unpublished opera score entitled “The Day of Doom”. Ignoring a strange omen, they show it to their music teacher, who heralds “The Day of Doom” as a masterpiece. Little do they know that the eerie Henry Vanderhelm, the composer’s grandson, arrives-with a plan…A plan to awaken the dead and enslave the world!Books by John Bellairs: The Doom of the Haunted OperaThe Figure In the ShadowsThe Ghost in the MirrorThe House With a Clock In Its WallsThe Letter, the Witch, and the RingThe Mansion in the MistThe Specter From the Magician’s MuseumThe Treasure of Alpheus WinterbornThe Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
Brad Strickland has written more than 75 published books including the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon mystery series by John Bellairs after Mr. Bellair’s death in 1991. He is also a professor of English at the University of North Georgia in Gainesville. He lives in… More about Brad Strickland
“Not for the faint-of-heart, this is an exciting look into the ‘what if?'”—Children’s Literature“A great addition to the mystery shelf.”—School Library Journal
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