The house with a clock in its walls /

Bellairs, John,

The house with a clock in its walls / John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey. - 179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Lewis Barnavelt mysteries . - Bellairs, John. Lewis Barnavelt mysteries. .

"A John Bellairs mystery featuring Lewis Barnavelt"--Cover. "First published in the United States of America by the Dial Press, 1973; published by Puffin Books, 1993; reissued by Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004"--Title page verso.

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?



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Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character)--Juvenile fiction.
Clocks and watches --Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men.
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Alternative Family.
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes.
JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic.
Magic.
Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character)

Clock (general) Clock Fiction.


Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.