by John Bellairs · Alfaguara · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420433622
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«Una figura en las sombras» is the fantasy and mystery novel by John Bellairs, published by Alfaguara in hardback (224 pages, in Spanish).
Lewis Barnavelt, a boy apprentice magician, believes his grandfather's lucky coin is actually a magical talisman capable of granting him any wish. When he starts using it, dark and unexpected forces begin to manifest around him, and Lewis must find out what he has awakened before danger takes over everything.
Second installment of the «Los casos de Lewis Barnavelt» saga. Work by American writer John Bellairs (1938-1991), master of gothic suspense for young readers.
Recommended for young readers aged 9 and up who enjoy stories of magic, unsettling houses, and supernatural mysteries.
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.
