New Releases by John Bellairs

From his adventures in The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn teenager Anthony Monday returns to take on a storm of sorcery. Anthony can always count on his friend, sixty-eight-year-old librarian Miss Eells, to break up Hoosac''s hot summer days with some adventure or other, but this one takes the cake. On their way to get ice cream, they make a side trip to the abandoned mansion of the late J. K. Borkman, a once rich and weird eccentric who was obsessed with the weather. When Anthony finds a diary there, the pages seemed filled with the ramblings of a crazy old man, until Borkman''s son starts fixing up the dilapidated house—and the storms come. Hail, lightning, and dangerous winds descend upon Hoosac. And when Anthony and Miss Eells connect the wild weather to the diary, they uncover a diabolical plan, black magic, and a son more than willing to finish what his father started . . . "A wild, ghoulish plot . . . There''s a nice balance most of the way through between folksy charm and gently intense suspense." — Kirkus Reviews "The atmosphere Bellairs creates is creepy and a little chilling . . . So, wait for a dark and stormy night, grab a blanket and a flashlight and enjoy this eerie mystery." — SF Site "Fast, witty and intricate entertainment." — Publishers Weekly "Pure Bellairs." — School Library Journal

It is finally the summer holidays, and Lewis is looking forward to the break from school and spending time with his best friend Rose Rita, his Uncle Jonathan and his neighbour Mrs Zimmermann. But Lewis''s hopes for a peaceful summer holiday are shattered as one accident after another plagues him. Is all his bad luck really just a coincidence? Or does it have something to do with the mysterious hooded figure he keeps seeing? For fans of Goosebumps.

¡La tercera parte del clásico del suspense juvenil La casa del reloj en la pared ! ¿Podrán Rose y la señora Zimmerman resolver este nuevo misterio? Las vacaciones de Rose pintan de lo más aburridas sin Lewis. Hasta que una misteriosa carta que habla de un anillo mágico llega a manos de la señora Zimmermann, y ocurre lo inesperado... Y las dos se embarcan juntas en un terrorífico viaje para descubrir el paradero del anillo. ¿Podrán enfrentarse solas a los misterios ocultos que las esperan?

Entrez dans un lieu hors du temps... Quand, à la mort de ses parents, Lewis va habiter chez son oncle Jonathan, il s''attend à rencontrer quelqu''un d''ordinaire. Mais Oncle Jonathan et sa voisine, Mme Zimmermann, sont tous les deux des magiciens ! Lewis est ravi... au début. Puis il se met lui-même à faire de la magie et il ressuscite par mégarde l''ancienne propriétaire de la maison, Serenna Izard. Or Serenna et son mari ont autrefois caché dans les murs de la maison une horloge, une horloge qui a le pouvoir d''anéantir l''Humanité tout entière... Et seuls les Barnavelt peuvent l''arrêter !

¿No oyes el tic-tac? El libro en el que se basa la película La casa del reloj en la pared, con Cate Blanchett y Jack Black, producida por Steven Spielberg. Después de la muerte de sus padres, Lewis debe irse a vivir a la mansión de su excéntrico tío Jonathan. Pronto descubre que su tío y su vecina, la señora Zimmermann, no solo son un poco extraños, sino que ambos son magos. Pero ¿qué es ese inquietante tic-tac que resuena en la casa? ¿Qué peligros se esconden dentro de las paredes de la mansión? Reseñas: «Magia negra contra blanca, bondad contra maldad, la atmósfera y el suspense están magistralmente construidos y las ilustraciones son perfectas para este siniestro relato». Bulletin of the Center for Children#s Books «La casa del reloj en la pared mantendrá su hechizó durante mucho tiempo.» The New York Times Book Review

"Quand, à la mort de ses parents, Lewis va habiter chez son oncle Jonathan, il s''attend à rencontrer quelqu''un d''ordinaire. Mais Oncle Jonathan et sa voisine, Mme Zimmermann, sont tous les deux des magiciens ! Lewis est ravi... au début. Puis il se met lui-même à faire de la magie et il ressuscite par mégarde l''ancienne propriétaire de la maison, Serenna Izard. Or Serenna et son mari ont autrefois caché dans les murs de la maison une horloge, une horloge qui a le pouvoir d''anéantir l''Humanité tout entière... Et seuls les Barnavelt peuvent l''arrêter."--Babelio.

A "spooky[,] spine-tingling" time travel adventure that takes a boy and his eccentric professor friend to the mysterious Byzantine Empire ( Publishers Weekly) . . . [Description] Johnny Dixon is worried about Professor Childermass. The professor has always been an odd duck, but lately his behavior has been positively bizarre. He''s been talking to himself and stalking down the street with his collar turned up and his hat over his eyes, and now he won''t return Johnny''s calls. Johnny''s afraid that the professor''s old age is starting to get to him, but he will soon find it''s something far more amazing—and far more dangerous. The professor has discovered a trolley that can carry them five hundred years back in time, to the last days of the Byzantine Empire. In the dark and winding streets of Constantinople, he and Johnny confront crusaders, mystics, and thieves as they attempt to save the ancient empire from destruction at the hands of the advancing Turkish armies. Created by the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Johnny Dixon is one of the most charming young heroes in literature—a spunky, bespectacled young man whose curiosity often gets him into trouble—and his "wonderfully warming friendship with cantankerous old Professor Childermass makes them an endearing detective team" ( The New York Times).

A boy detective is on the hunt for buried treasure in this young adult mystery from the beloved author of The House with a Clock in its Walls. Anthony Monday doesn''t have many friends, and his home life is a wreck. But he does have Miss Eells, the librarian at the Hoosac Public Library, and he has an adventure waiting for him right around the corner. When Miss Eells gives Anthony a job at the library, he thinks he''ll just be dusting shelves and filing books. Instead, he discovers a hidden clue leading to the treasure of eccentric millionaire Alpheus Winterborn. Miss Eells thinks the clues are a practical joke left by the odd, old Winterborn before he died. But if that''s the case, then why do things start getting so scary so quickly? The closer they get to solving the mystery, the closer Winterborn''s evil nephew Hugo Philpotts lurks in the shadows, waiting to snatch the treasure out of their hands. This first book in John Bellairs''s Anthony Monday Mystery series will have young readers on the edge of their seats, desperate to race ahead to the story''s final surprise.

A clever young man and an eccentric professor search for a missing fortune, in this spooky adventure full of "marvelous surprises" ( Publishers Weekly) H. Bagwell Glomus built an empire out of cereal. In the 1920s, his Oaty Crisps were the most popular breakfast in the United States, and Mr. Glomus was the wealthiest man in the little town of Gildersleeve, Massachusetts. But he was not a happy man. In 1936, he took his own life and his will was never found. Legend has it that his last will and testament is hidden somewhere in his office, but so far, no one has been able to find it and claim the $10,000 reward. Yet, no one has looked as hard as Johnny Dixon. A precocious young boy who''s happier reading old books than playing outside, Johnny has a best friend in the eccentric old Professor Childermass, who knows every detail of Mr. Glomus''s story—except the location of the will. Together, along with a new pal from Boy Scout camp named Fergie, they intend to crack the puzzle—but before they can claim their prize, they must defeat an ancient evil force: a living mummy intent on destroying them. From the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon stories are a refreshingly old-fashioned series of adventure and supernatural mystery. In the world of young adult suspense, few authors have the magic touch of John Bellairs.

A young hero and his professor friend set out to save a priest from a ghost, in this novel by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls Aside from the eccentric Professor Childermass, young sleuth Johnny Dixon''s best friend may be Father Higgins, the kindly priest at the local church. When Higgins is transferred to the congregation in the tiny town of Rocks Village, Johnny and the professor are afraid they won''t see their old friend ever again. But they''ll be reuniting with Father Higgins sooner than they think—and the thing that brings them together will be positively out of this world. No sooner has Father Higgins moved than he begins seeing a ghost lurking around the church. The apparition is a young girl who never speaks, but has a habit of leaving cryptic notes around Higgins''s house. When Higgins disappears, Johnny and the professor follow his trail, embarking on a haunting quest that will lead them all the way to England. In The Secret of the Underground Room, this multimillion-selling, Edgar Award–winning author offers a good old-fashioned ghost story packed with adventure and suspense.

A young man fights to save his father from a spirit''s curse in the epic finale to a series starring "a terrific hero" ( The New York Times) The sea is calm, the air is fresh, and the bobbing boat feels like a living creature underneath Johnny Dixon''s feet. Johnny hardly ever sees his father, who trains Air Force pilots in Colorado, and their annual Florida fishing trip is the highlight of his year. They''re on their way back to Duston Heights, Massachusetts, where Johnny lives with his grandparents, when a visit to a fortune-teller puts a terrible fright into Johnny. Inside the seer''s crystal ball, he sees a grinning ghost who cackles out a fearsome message: "The universe shall be mine!" Johnny tries to forget what he saw, but when he and his father return to Duston Heights, his dad falls into a coma, and Johnny is certain that the ghost is to blame. With the help of his old friend Professor Childermass, Johnny will defeat the smirking ghoul—or never see his father again. The Johnny Dixon series, from the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with "believable and likable characters" who are a delight to spend time with ( The New York Times).

A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde . . . The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones. It is a token from the island of St. Ives, whose voodoo cults are infamous around the world, and it is one of the most dangerous objects Johnny Dixon has ever held. When he raps the little drum, the wind howls, and an explosion rocks the house. There are more surprises to come. An inquisitive young man, Johnny has tangled with all manner of supernatural beasts along with his friend Professor Childermass, and now they will confront the living dead. The drum summons up a whirlwind of black magic and throws one of the professor''s colleagues into a strange trance. To rescue him, Johnny and the professor must defeat an evil sorceress, and send her zombies back to where they belong. From the author of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon series is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with "believable and likable characters" who are a delight to spend time with ( The New York Times).

In a Massachusetts town, an evil wizard is about to come back from the dead and a young hero must fight to stop him . . . In the days of the Salem witch trials, the sleepy hamlet of Duston Heights had just one practitioner of the dark arts: the notorious necromancer Esdrias Blackleach. As the fever for witch hunting reached its terrible peak, Blackleach was accused of using powerful black magic against his fellow townsfolk. But just before he could be brought to trial, he dropped dead, escaping justice forever. Or so it seemed . . . Fast forward to the 1950s, the inquisitive young sleuth Johnny Dixon and his mentor Professor Childermass are getting ready to donate a box of Blackleach artifacts to the local museum when a descendant of the sorcerer shows up and attempts to steal his ancestor''s wooden hand. He has a fiendish plan to raise the old necromancer from the dead, and only Johnny and the professor can stop him and make the town safe from black magic forever. The Johnny Dixon stories, from the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, have been acclaimed for their "believable and likable characters" ( The New York Times) and "spine-tingling" supernatural adventure ( Publishers Weekly).

At first, Johnny Dixon doesn''t believe Professor Childermass''s story about Evaristus Sloane, the insane invention of a fiendish, baseball-pitching robot. Then Johnny sees faces at his window at night and senses he''s being followed. Old Sloane has invented a new, improved robot, and he only needs one thing to bring it to life - Johnny''s eyes!

La nouvelle série de John Bellairs, __ le créateur de " Kévin et les magiciens ". Le professeur Childermass a disparu et ses amis sont prêts à tout pour le retrouver. Mais ils n''ont que deux indices : une sinistre lanterne d''Halloween et une curieuse petite maison de poupées hantée - qui est une réplique miniature de la pièce où le grand-oncle du professeur a été assassiné. Lorsque Johnny Dixon y dérobe un minuscule petit crâne, des forces démoniaques sont libérées. Prenant son courage à deux mains, Johnny va devoir affronter les puissances du mal qui ont kidnappé son vieil ami...

A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer John Bellairs--soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black! "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. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watchng magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

A classic fantasy/mystery from critically acclaimed novelist John Bellairs Lewis thought the amulet would bring him good luck--instead, it brought nothing but evil. Lewis is sure that Grandpa Barnavelt''s 1859 lucky coin is really a magic talisman in disguise. With its power, he could do anything he wante--like get back at bully Woody Mingo. But as soon as he begins wearing the coin around his neck, strange things start to happen. Mysterious letters arrive in the dead of night. A strange, shadowy figure seems to be tracking him. And when Lewis finally gets his revenge on Woody, he feels as if someone else is inside his body, urging him to go even further. Has Lewis awakened a force beyond his control?

Based on John Bellairs'' mystery-adventure series, this thrilling story will keep you on the edge of your seat! 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. And this installment by Brad Strickland is no exception! After Rose Rita Pottinger cuts her finger on an enchanted Egyptian scroll, Lewis must work together with his neighbor Florence and sorcerous uncle Jonathan to rescue Rose Rita from the tomb in which she''s imprisoned.

A rich, magical gothic mystery from the legendary John Bellairs Rose Rita wishes she could go to camp like her bets friend, Lewis. She''s sure that boys get to have all the fun.--until Mrs. Zimmermann offers her an adveture of her own. Mrs. Zimmermann''s cousin Oley has left her his farm, as well as a ring that he thinks is magic. But when the two arrive at the deserted farm, the ring has mysteriously vanished. What power does it have? And will the person who took it use the ring to do evil?

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Emily aimerait bien partir en camp de vacances avec Kévin et ses camarades : après tout, pourquoi les filles n''auraient-elles pas le droit de s''amuser comme les garçons ? Mais voilà que Mme Zimmermann, magicienne à ses heures, lui propose une aventure tout aussi palpitante héritant de la ferme de son cousin Oley, elle doit à tout prix récupérer un anneau magique qu''il a laissé derrière lui. Un anneau qui pourrait bien être dangereux s''il venait à tomber dans de mauvaises mains. Et justement, lorsque les deux amies arrivent dans la ferme déserte, l''anneau bel et bien disparu...

When Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann take a trip to a small town near Lake Superior, they expect a pleasant vacation. Instead, they find themselves facing the ghastly Ishmael Izard, son of the fiendish creator of the Doomsday Clock that was once hidden in the walls of Uncle Jonathan''s house. Ishmael himself is a cruel and heartless sorcerer, and he is determined to wreak vengeance upon the entire world. Will Lewis and his friends be strong enough to defeat him, or will their fate be decided by their most formidable foe yet?

A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.

A collection of three of John Bellairs'' eerie tales.

Two kids find a haunted opera score capable of raising the dead! When Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger explore an abandoned theater, they discover an unpublished opera score entitled “The Day of Doom”. Ignoring a strange omen, they show it to their music teacher, who heralds “The Day of Doom” as a masterpiece. Little do they know that the eerie Henry Vanderhelm, the composer''s grandson, arrives-with a plan…A plan to awaken the dead and enslave the world! Books by John Bellairs: The Doom of the Haunted Opera The Figure In the Shadows The Ghost in the Mirror The House With a Clock In Its Walls The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring The Mansion in the Mist The Specter From the Magician''s Museum The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder

It was a warm summer day in 1951 when Rose Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann entered the tunnel. When they had emerged, it was snowing...and the year was 1828. Mrs. Zimmermann had felt that the ghost of Granny Wetherbee, who had taught Mrs. Zimmermann witchery, was in trouble and needed help. So she and Rose Rita had traveled to Pennsylvania where Granny had lived. They never dreamed that they would also journey back to a time long ago where they would encounter a sorcerer more terrifying than either could have imagined. Books by John Bellairs: The Doom of the Haunted Opera The Figure In the Shadows The Ghost in the Mirror The House With a Clock In Its Walls The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring The Mansion in the Mist The Specter From the Magician''s Museum The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder

Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle Jonathan meet their cousin Pelham in England, where Lewis accidentally releases the ghost of an insane wizard who once tried to have a Barnavelt ancestor burned for witchcraft.

The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, named Prospero, lives in the Southern Kingdom -- a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Both he and an improbable adventurer named Roger Bacon look in mirrors to see different times and places, which greatly affects their personalities and mannerisms and leads them into a myriad of situations that are sometimes frightening and often hilarious. Hailed by critics as an extraordinary work, combining the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fantasy, The Face in the Frost is the debut novel that launched John Bellairs'' reputation as one of the most influential voices in young adult fiction.

The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, named Prospero, lives in the Southern Kingdom -- a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Both he and an improbable adventurer named Roger Bacon look in mirrors to see different times and places, which greatly affects their personalities and mannerisms and leads them into a myriad of situations that are sometimes frightening and often hilarious.Hailed by critics as an extraordinary work, combining the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fantasy, The Face in the Frost is the debut novel that launched John Bellairs'' reputation as one of the most influential voices in young adult fiction.