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Bellairs Classics: for all ages!
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt)The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt) by John Bellairs
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Definitive Bellairs, classic literature. There's an orphan, a mystery, benevolent older relatives and friends, and the forces of darkness threaten at every turn.
The Curse of the Blue Figurine: A Johnny Dixon MysteryThe Curse of the Blue Figurine: A Johnny Dixon Mystery by John Bellairs
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After I read this book, a question about unguentine turned into a memory session with my mom. Worth the read, even if to just peek inside the world of the 40's.
The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt (A Johnny Dixon Mystery)The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt (A Johnny Dixon Mystery) by John Bellairs
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I nearly wet my pants. Mom and I had another conversation about bouillion cubes. =)
The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb (Anthony Monday Mystery)The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb (Anthony Monday Mystery) by John Bellairs
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Bellairs' Anthony Monday books are just fabulous. This edition has the same cover illustration that kept me up at night when I was 10.
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull: A Johnny Dixon MysteryThe Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull: A Johnny Dixon Mystery by John Bellairs
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Again, the pants came close to the point of no return.
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn: An Anthony Monday MysteryThe Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn: An Anthony Monday Mystery by John Bellairs
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Like libraries? Like mysteries? Like natural disasters? Like scatterbrained older female mentors? This one's for you.