The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt)
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The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt) description
Lewis always dreamed of living in an old house full of secret passageways, hidden rooms, and big marble fireplaces. And suddenly, after the death of his parents, he finds himself in just such a mansion--his Uncle Jonathan's. When he discovers that his big friendly uncle is also a wizard, Lewis has a hard time keeping himself from jumping up and down in his seat. Unfortunately, what Lewis doesn't bank on is the fact that the previous owner of the mansion was also a wizard--but an evil one who has placed a tick-tocking clock somewhere in the bowels of the house, marking off the minutes until the end of the world. And when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead on Halloween night, the clock only ticks louder and faster. Doomsday draws near--unless Lewis can stop the clock! This is a deliciously chilling tale, with healthy doses of humor and compassion thrown in for good measure. Edward Gorey's unmistakable pen and ink style (as seen in many picture books, including The Shrinking of Treehorn and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats) perfectly complements John Bellairs's wry, touching story of a lonely boy, his quirky uncle, and the ghost of mansions past. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter |
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The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt) Customer Reviews
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Scary kidlit
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| For all who might argue that this is a rehash of Lemony Snicket, J.K. Rowling, or whomever, can we just remember that this book predates them all by at least two decades? This is genuinely creepy adolescent fiction, and if your child is prone to nightmares, I wouldn't let her have it at age 10. It's also a moral story (in a way that Harry Potter has never been) about our infinite capacity to do evil without meaning to, and the terrifying responsibility that doing so entails to try to right things. Harry might suffer the usual case of teenaged angst, but Lewis really has done a terrible thing, out of questionable motives, and his guilt and misery really resonate with children who know that they have the potential to do the same. And yet he prevails, in the face of real terror. Give it a try; Bellairs is good and Gorey's illustrations are classic. |
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