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John Bellairs

John Bellairs (1938–1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum, which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The Figure In the Shadows
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
The Ghost in the Mirror

Books

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The Figure In the Shadows
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
The Ghost in the Mirror

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