| The House with a Clock in Its Walls Contributor(s): Bellairs, John (Author), Gorey, Edward (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142402575 ISBN-13: 9780142402573 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This classic is now reissued with a brand-new look. A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005270438 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: John Bellairs Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.14" W x 7.78" (0.34 lbs) 179 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 9882 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |