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Lewis Barnavelt Books

In order from The House with a Clock in Its Walls to The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The Figure in the Shadows
Letter, the Witch and the Ring
The Ghost in the Mirror
The Vengeance of the Witch Finder
chapter • 179 Pages
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
#1 in Series
Book #1

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Written by John Bellairs & illustrated by Edward Gorey
8 - 11
Reading age
179
Page count
217
Words per page
Aug 3, 2004
Publication date
Paperback
$7.99
$7.59

Summary

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!

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Lewis Barnavelt Series

Published from 2002 - 2021
12 books
chapter • 179 Pages
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Paperback
$7.99$7.59
chapter • 160 Pages
The Figure in the Shadows
#2 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 272 Pages
Letter, the Witch and the Ring
#3 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 160 Pages
The Ghost in the Mirror
#4 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 192 Pages
The Vengeance of the Witch Finder
#5 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 256 Pages
The Doom of the Haunted Opera
#6 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 256 Pages
The Spectre from the Magician's Museum
#7 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 160 Pages
The Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge
#8 in Series
Paperback
$5.99$5.74
chapter • 256 Pages
The Tower at the End of the World
#9 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 256 Pages
The Whistle, the Grave and the Ghost
#10 in Series
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 256 Pages
The House Where Nobody Lived
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 256 Pages
The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer
Paperback
$11.99$11.39
Year#TitleAuthorPages
20041The House with a Clock in Its WallsJohn Bellairs179
20192The Figure in the ShadowsJohn Bellairs160
20193Letter, the Witch and the RingJohn Bellairs272
20194The Ghost in the MirrorJohn Bellairs160
20195The Vengeance of the Witch FinderJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland192
20206The Doom of the Haunted OperaJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland256
20207The Spectre from the Magician's MuseumJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland256
20028The Beast Under the Wizard's BridgeBrad Strickland160
20219The Tower at the End of the WorldJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland256
202110The Whistle, the Grave and the GhostJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland256
202111The House Where Nobody LivedJohn Bellairs, Brad Strickland256
202112The Sign of the Sinister SorcererBrad Strickland, John Bellairs256

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