The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Written by John Bellairs & illustrated by Edward Gorey
Book #1 in the Lewis Barnavelt Series
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8 - 11
Reading age
179
Page count
218
Words per page
800L
Lexile measure
Aug 3, 2004
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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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      John Bellairs

      John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the ALA Children’s Books of International Interest Award.

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      Edward Gorey

      Edward Gorey (1925 - 2000) was born in chicago and received his B.A. at Harvard. He described his formal art training as “negligible.” He was the author and artist of many books for children and adults.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780142402573
    Publication Date
    August 3, 2004
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1973
    Page Count
    179
    Words Per Page
    218
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2005270438
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    56140773
    Lexile® Level
    800L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    9882
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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