The Spectre from the Magician's Museum
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1998

The Spectre from the Magician's Museum

By John Bellairs, Brad Strickland

Part of the Lewis Barnavelt series

A talent show magic act awakens an ancient threat. Can Lewis save Rose Rita from a sinister fate?

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Lewis and Rose Rita's talent show act takes a dark turn when an enchanted scroll awakens Belle Frisson, a long-dead sorceress. Captured and threatened with eternal possession, Rose Rita's fate hangs in the balance. Lewis, with the help of Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmermann, must navigate ancient magic and perilous traps to rescue her from a tomb of doom. Will they outwit the malevolent spirit before it's too late? Dive into a world where magic is real and danger lurks in every shadow.

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Lewis and Rose Rita have to participate in a talent show whether they like it or not. When they come up with the idea of doing a fake magic show, they decide to borrow some books on stage magic from a friend who works at a museum. After Rose Rita cuts her finger on an enchanted Egyptian scroll, she awakens the corpse of the scroll’s previous owner, Belle Frisson, who captures Rose Rita and wants to use her body to live forever. Lewis must work together with his Uncle Jonathan and neighbor Mrs. Zimmermann to rescue Rose Rita from the tomb in which she’s imprisoned.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about witchesBooks about talent shows
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Publication
Published
April 15, 2020
First published
September 1, 1998
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781848128224

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