The House with a Clock In Its Walls
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Author:
Bellairs, John
Illustrator:
Gorey, Edward
Series:
Lewis Barnavelt series volume 1
Published:
Penguin Young Readers Group 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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Fantasy
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Street Date:
08/03/2004
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101659717
ASIN:
B00CS74VYY
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
800

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John Bellairs. (2004). The House with a Clock In Its Walls. Penguin Young Readers Group.

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John Bellairs. 2004. The House With a Clock In Its Walls. Penguin Young Readers Group.

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John Bellairs, The House With a Clock In Its Walls. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.

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John Bellairs. The House With a Clock In Its Walls. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.

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"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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"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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