by John Bellairs · Penguin Young Readers Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780142402573
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«The House with a Clock in Its Walls» is the mystery and fantasy novel by John Bellairs, published by Penguin Young Readers Group in paperback (179 pages, in English).
Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan, moves into the old house of his uncle Jonathan and discovers that both he and his neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are wizards. Fascinated by magic, the boy investigates a strange clock hidden in the walls, an object linked to the mansion's former owners that conceals a threat hard to imagine.
First installment of the Lewis Barnavelt saga, originally published in 1973. This 2004 edition includes illustrations by Edward Gorey.
Aimed at readers aged 8 to 12, it fits with children's and young adult mystery and fantasy literature.
John Anthony Bellairs was an American author best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost and many Gothic mystery novels for children featuring the characters Lewis Barnavelt, Rose Rita Pottinger, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Most of his books were illustrated by Edward Gorey. At the time of his death, Bellairs' books had sold a quarter-million copies in hard cover and more than a million and a half copies in paperback.
