Bibliograph

The house with a clock in its walls, John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey

Type

Label

The house with a clock in its walls, John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The house with a clock in its walls

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

868666163

Responsibility statement

John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey

Series statement

Lewis Barnavelt mysteries

Summary

John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look! Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan and quickly learns that both his uncle and his next-door neighbor are witches on a quest to discover the terrifying clock ticking within the walls of Jonathan's house. Can the three of them save the world from certain destruction?

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification