The House With A Clock In Its Walls Novel

He is also the 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 award and the american library association children s books of international interest award the lamp from the warlock s tomb which won the edgar allen poe award and the specter from the magician s museum which won the new york public library best books for the teen age award.

The house with a clock in its walls novel. 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. 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 american library association children s books of more about john bellairs. This book dwells on no sadness but our introduction to lewis is poignant. The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey.

Uncle jonathan and his next door neighbor mrs. Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer john bellairs soon to be a major motion picture starring cate blanchett and jack black. I would have been even more delighted with every nuance of mystery suspense and humour when its protagonist lewis barnavelt matched my age.

But he is wrong. I wish i had known of it after i was a child. John bellairs wrote the house with a clock in its walls in 1973.