The House With The Clock In Its Walls Book

Lewis barnavelt by john bellairs and edward gorey aug 3 2004 4 5 out of 5 stars 557.

The house with the clock in its walls book. As an adult reading the book it s simply three stars but for kid readers i d give it four. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt. It s 1948 and the house belongs to his uncle jonathan a stranger to lewis who has been warned that the man smokes drinks and plays poker. 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.

The house with a clock in its walls is the new home of 10 year old lewis barnavelt whose parents have just died in an accident. I can see kids enjoying it but after all the harry potter books they probably wouldn t regard the house with a clock in its walls as a great book. Bellairs john gorey edward. The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey.

As it turns out uncle jonathan is also a warlock a male witch sorcerer. Zimmermann are both magicians. The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt book 1 of 12. It s good enough for a halloween read.

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 puffin book edition has the original edward gorey illustrations. But he is wrong. What bewilders the three of them is that darn disturbing clock that seems to echo all throughout the house with a menacing purpose a device to redeem time.

The house with a clock in its walls is an eerie children s book filled with magical and haunting moments.