John Bellairs

John Bellairs has written at least 34 books. Their most popular book is The House with a Clock in Its Walls with 43 saves with an average rating of 3.77⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Young Adult, and Classics.

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John Bellairs (1938–1991) was an American novelist working primarily in the Gothic genre. He is best-known for the children's classic The House with a Clock in its Walls 1973) and for the pathbreaking fantasy novel The Face in the Frost (1969). Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. He combined writing and teaching from 1963 to 1971, including a year at Shimer College that coincided with that school's storied Grotesque Internecine Struggle. After 1971, he took up writing as his full-time work. (from Shimer College Wiki)

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John Bellairs

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Details	Rating
The House with a Clock in Its Walls John Bellairs	3.77
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs	3.4
The Curse of the Blue Figurine John Bellairs	4.25
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring John Bellairs	4.25
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn John Bellairs Priscilla Bellairs	4
The Figure in the Shadows John Bellairs	4.33
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt John Bellairs	4
The Eyes of the Killer Robot John Bellairs	0
Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost (John Dixon Mystery) John Bellairs	4
The Secret of the Underground Room John Bellairs	4
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull (Johnny Dixon) John Bellairs	4
Dark Secret of Weatherend, The John Bellairs	4.33
Chessmen of Doom (Johnny Dixon) John Bellairs	5
The Mansion in the Mist John Bellairs	5
The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (Johnny Dixon Mystery) John Bellairs	4
The trolley to yesterday John Bellairs	4
Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb, The John Bellairs	5
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull John Bellairs	4
The Specter from the Magician's Museum Brad Strickland John Bellairs	0
Magic Mirrors: The High Fantasy and Low Parody of John Bellairs John Bellairs	5
Das Haus der geheimnisvollen Uhren John Bellairs Alexander Schmitz (Translator)	3
The Ghost in the Mirror John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Doom of the Haunted Opera: A Lewis Barnavelt Book John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb John Bellairs	0
The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost John Bellairs	0
The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Figure in the Shadows, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring John Bellairs	0
The Figure in the Shadows John Bellairs	0
Le crâne du sorcier John Bellairs	0
The pedant and the shuffly John Bellairs	0
The mummy, the will, and the crypt John Bellairs	0
The House With a Clock In Its Walls John Bellairs	0
The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The doom of the haunted opera Brad Strickland Nikou Tridon John Bellairs	0

Details	Rating
The House with a Clock in Its Walls John Bellairs	3.77
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs	3.4
The Curse of the Blue Figurine John Bellairs	4.25
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring John Bellairs	4.25
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn John Bellairs Priscilla Bellairs	4
The Figure in the Shadows John Bellairs	4.33
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt John Bellairs	4
The Eyes of the Killer Robot John Bellairs	0
Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost (John Dixon Mystery) John Bellairs	4
The Secret of the Underground Room John Bellairs	4
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull (Johnny Dixon) John Bellairs	4
Dark Secret of Weatherend, The John Bellairs	4.33
Chessmen of Doom (Johnny Dixon) John Bellairs	5
The Mansion in the Mist John Bellairs	5
The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (Johnny Dixon Mystery) John Bellairs	4
The trolley to yesterday John Bellairs	4
Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb, The John Bellairs	5
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull John Bellairs	4
The Specter from the Magician's Museum Brad Strickland John Bellairs	0
Magic Mirrors: The High Fantasy and Low Parody of John Bellairs John Bellairs	5
Das Haus der geheimnisvollen Uhren John Bellairs Alexander Schmitz (Translator)	3
The Ghost in the Mirror John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Doom of the Haunted Opera: A Lewis Barnavelt Book John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb John Bellairs	0
The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost John Bellairs	0
The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Figure in the Shadows, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring John Bellairs	0
The Figure in the Shadows John Bellairs	0
Le crâne du sorcier John Bellairs	0
The pedant and the shuffly John Bellairs	0
The mummy, the will, and the crypt John Bellairs	0
The House With a Clock In Its Walls John Bellairs	0
The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder John Bellairs Brad Strickland	0
The doom of the haunted opera Brad Strickland Nikou Tridon John Bellairs	0

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