The House With The Clock In Its Walls Book

The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey.

The house with the clock in its walls book.

Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt. The house with a clock in its walls is an eerie children s book filled with magical and haunting moments. Lewis barnavelt by john bellairs and edward gorey aug 3 2004 4 5 out of 5 stars 557.

As an adult reading the book it s simply three stars but for kid readers i d give it four. Uncle jonathan and his next door neighbor mrs. 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. As it turns out uncle jonathan is also a warlock a male witch sorcerer.

It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt. 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. It s good enough for a halloween read. Zimmermann are both magicians.

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. The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt book 1 of 12. 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. Bellairs john gorey edward.

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.