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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1993
The Vengeance of the Witch Finder
By John Bellairs, Brad Strickland
Part of the Lewis Barnavelt series
A boy unleashes a ghostly wizard bent on family destruction in a mysterious manor.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 756 ratings
236 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Lewis visits England with Uncle Jonathan, eager to explore Barnavelt Manor. Befriending Bertie, the housekeeper's son, they wander into the garden maze, unwittingly releasing a malevolent wizard's ghost. Now, Lewis must confront dark forces threatening his family. Can he stop the wizard before it's too late? Discover the secrets hidden within the manor's walls and the courage needed to face them.
From the publisher
Lewis and Uncle Jonathan have traveled to England to visit family at the Barnavelt Manor, much to Lewis’s delight–he hasn’t visited family outside of America before! Lewis becomes friends with the housekeeper’s son, Bertie, and as the two boys explore the manor’s garden maze, Lewis accidentally unleashes demonic forces that summon the ghost of an evil wizard adamant on destroying his entire family.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 236
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 800L
Themes & topics
The series
The Lewis Barnavelt series
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~5.1
- F&P level
- ~S
Publication
- Published
- July 1, 2019
- First published
- January 1, 1993
- Publisher
- Zaffre
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781848128187
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