John Bellairs House With A Clock In Its Walls

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.

John bellairs house with a clock in its walls.

Bellairs held a bachelor s degree from notre dame university and a master s in english from the university of chicago. He is best known for the children s classic the house with a clock in its walls 1973 and for the pathbreaking fantasy novel the face in the frost 1969. The letter the witch and the ring 3 the house with a clock in its walls john bellairs. Videos the house with a clock in its walls book trailer.

I had somehow managed to skip over this one when i was a young reader or if i had read it i don t recall doing so. 1 0 out of 5 stars worst kids book ever. I was one year old at the time. 4 5 out of 5 stars 4.

I found a dog eared faded dell yearling edition at my local library s used book sale recently. John bellairs published the house with a clock in its walls in 1973. 4 7 out of 5 stars 40. The ghost in the mirror 4 the house with a clock in its walls john bellairs.

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 is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt see list of lewis barnavelt novels. Thought i would read the book the house with the clock in the wall before i watched the film. The house with a clock in its walls by john bellairs is available now.