House With A Clock In Its Walls Book

The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt book 1 of 12.

House with a clock in its walls book.

I can see kids enjoying it but after all the harry potter books they probably wouldn t regard the house with a clock in its walls as a great book. The house with a clock in its walls is an eerie children s book filled with magical and haunting moments. Uncle jonathan and his next door neighbor mrs. The ghost in the mirror 4 the house with a clock in its walls john bellairs.

He is also the 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 award and the american library association children s books of international interest award the lamp from the warlock s tomb which won the edgar allen poe award and the specter from the magician s museum which won the new york public library best books for the teen age award. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt see list of lewis barnavelt novels. The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt. Lewis barnavelt by john bellairs and edward gorey aug 3 2004 4 5 out of 5 stars 557.

4 5 out of 5 stars 4. The letter the witch and the ring 3 the house with a clock in its walls john bellairs. 4 7 out of 5 stars 40. What bewilders the three of them is that darn disturbing clock that seems to echo all throughout the house with a menacing purpose a device to redeem time.

The puffin book edition has the original edward gorey illustrations. Bellairs john gorey edward. The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey. It s good enough for a halloween read.

Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. Zimmermann are both magicians.