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Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Description
John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look!
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LibraryThing member particle_p
This was my favorite book as a kid! The rainy night on the ferry where Johnny goes outside to throw the tiny skull from the dollhouse overboard still scares me. Something about the geographical scope of this book also made me love it. Almost every New England state except Rhode Island gets at least
This is quite possibly Bellairs' best book. If you can, get an old copy with the cover art by Edward Gorey. Why they put new and crappy art on there is beyond me. Surely it cost something to hire someone to make that new artwork?
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a mention, if not a whole scene, and the bulk of the book is set in Vinalhaven off the coast of Maine. This is quite possibly Bellairs' best book. If you can, get an old copy with the cover art by Edward Gorey. Why they put new and crappy art on there is beyond me. Surely it cost something to hire someone to make that new artwork?
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LibraryThing member mstrust
Johnny goes on a New Hampshire vacation with his neighbor, Professor Childermass. They happen to stay at an inn that contains the Childremass clock, reputed to be haunted. When Johnny wakes in the night and is drawn to the clock to watch a horrible death in it's diorama, then Professor Childermass
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disappears, Johnny knows that everything is connected to the tiny human skull he's found. Show Less
LibraryThing member themulhern
Another incoherent story by John Bellairs. The Gorey illustration on the front cover, with the caved in roof is so right and so New England. I go by just such a roof pretty frequently. The appeal is the 1950s New England setting...the gothic parts are quaint.
LibraryThing member NurseBob
A little too heavy on the religion this time around with Johnny Dixon's priest friend doling out Catholic voodoo against a vengeful ghost but still a fun read even if you forget to say your prayers.
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1987)
Original publication date
1984
Local notes
Johnny Dixon, 03
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