The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt Series #1)

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt Series #1)

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780451481283
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 08/28/2018
Series: Lewis Barnavelt Series , #1
Edition description: Media Tie
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 49,394
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: 800L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

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.

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