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John Bellairs

Born

in Marshall, Michigan, The United States

January 17, 1938

Died

March 08, 1991

Website

http://www.bellairsia.com

Genre

Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers, Horror

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John Bellairs (1938–1991) was an American novelist. He is best known for the children's classic The House with a Clock in its Walls (1973) and the 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 later lived and wrote in Massachusetts. ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 48,059 ratings · 4,504 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey 3.73 avg rating — 20,723 ratings — published 1973 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Figure in the Shadows by John Bellairs, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 3,221 ratings — published 1975 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of the Blue Figurine 4.02 avg rating — 2,891 ratings — published 1983 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by John Bellairs, Richard Egielski (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 2,718 ratings — published 1976 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face In The Frost 3.80 avg rating — 2,477 ratings — published 1969 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,741 ratings — published 1983 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey (Illustrations) 4.05 avg rating — 1,425 ratings — published 1984 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost in the Mirror by John Bellairs, Brad Strickland (Goodreads Author) (Completed by) 3.96 avg rating — 1,271 ratings — published 1993 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of the Killer Robot by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 1986 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn by John Bellairs, Judith Gwyn Brown (Illustrator), Priscilla Bellairs 3.90 avg rating — 938 ratings — published 1978 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lewis Barnavelt (12 books)
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John Bellairs,

Edward Gorey (Illustrator)

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Edward Gorey (Illustrator)

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Marilyn Fitschen (Illustrator),

Bruce Coville (Introduction),

Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

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Quotes by John Bellairs (?)

“He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb! Dreeb! I am the Fuse Box Dwarf!" Lewis was not scared by the little man, and he felt that those who scream "Dreeb" are more to be pitied than censured.”
― John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls

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“Unexplained noises are best left unexplained.”
― John Bellairs, The Face In The Frost

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“He held the book up to his nose. It smelled like Old Spice talcum powder. Books that smelled that way were usually fun to read. He threw the book onto his bed and went to his suitcase. After rummaging about for awhile, he came up with a long, narrow box of chocolate-covered mints. He loved to eat candy while he read, and lots of his favorite books at home had brown smudges on the corners of the pages.”
― John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls

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