House With A Clock In Its Walls Book

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.

House with a clock in its walls book. Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. 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 will cast its spell for a long time the new york times book review when lewis barnavelt an orphan. 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 puffin book edition has the original edward gorey illustrations. As an adult reading the book it s simply three stars but for kid readers i d give it four. 4 7 out of 5 stars 40. The house with a clock in its walls is an eerie children s book filled with magical and haunting moments.

4 5 out of 5 stars 4. The ghost in the mirror 4 the house with a clock in its walls john bellairs. Lewis barnavelt by john bellairs and edward gorey aug 3 2004 4 5 out of 5 stars 557. The house with a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt.

But he is wrong. 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 a clock in its walls lewis barnavelt book 1 of 12. Uncle jonathan and his next door neighbor mrs.

It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt see list of lewis barnavelt novels. Bellairs john gorey edward.