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by John Bellairs; Edward Gorey (Illustrator)


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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 Review When 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!

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  • Title The House with a Clock in Its Walls
  • Author John Bellairs; Edward Gorey (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780451481283 / 0451481283
  • Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.06 x 0.55 in (19.71 x 12.85 x 1.40 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 800
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Michigan
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

John Bellairs (1938-1991) was the critically acclaimed, best-selling author of many Gothic novels for middle-graders, including the novels starring Johnny Dixon and Lewis Barnavelt.
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