The house with a clock in its walls
Author:
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Lewis Barnavelt series volume 1.
Series:
Lewis Barnavelt volume 1
Publisher:
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Pub. Date:
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Language:
English
Lexile measure:
800L
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!
"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!
Subjects
Subjects
Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character)
Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile
Children's stories
Clocks and watches
Clocks and watches -- Juvenile fiction
Fantasy
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Magic
Magic -- Juvenile fiction
Michigan -- Juvenile fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction -- Juvenile
Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character)
Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile
Time travel
Time travel -- Juvenile fiction
Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile
Children's stories
Clocks and watches
Clocks and watches -- Juvenile fiction
Fantasy
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Magic
Magic -- Juvenile fiction
Michigan -- Juvenile fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction -- Juvenile
Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character)
Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile
Time travel
Time travel -- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN:
9780451481283
9781501983337
9781101659717
9781501983337
9781101659717
Lexile measure:
800L
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series | Lewis Barnavelt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
series_with_volume | Lewis Barnavelt|1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
subject_facet | Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile Children's stories Clocks and watches -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Michigan -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction Mystery fiction -- Juvenile Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile Time travel -- Juvenile fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_full | The House with a Clock In Its Walls The house with a clock in its walls / John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey The house with a clock in its walls [electronic resource] / John Bellairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | The house with a clock in its walls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Barnavelt, Lewis (Fictitious character) Children's stories Clocks and watches Fantasy Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Magic Mystery Pottinger, Rose Rita (Fictitious character) Time travel |