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The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Dial, Nov. 17, 1983)Twelve-year old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass look for the hidden will left by an eccentric cereal tycoon who wished to make life difficult for his heirs after his own death by suicide.
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The Secret of the Underground Room: A Johnny Dixon, Professor Childermass Book
John Bellairs
Paperback (Puffin, Oct. 1, 1992)When Father Higgins disappears, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover disturbing clues which lead them to England and an encounter with a long-dead knight
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The Face In The Frost
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Olmstead Press, Sept. 1, 2000)A dark power is growing in the depths of two wizard kingdoms. The powerful Prospero and his sidekick Roger Bacon must navigate the magical realm to defeat their ancient enemy. "Authentic fantasy by a writer who knows what wizardry is all about." --Ursula LeGuin "The tale is rich, hilarious, inventive, filled with infectious good-humor, grisly horror, slithering evil, bumbling monarchs, and various & sundry menaces of the supernatural variety." --Lin Carter
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The Mummy, The Will, and The Crypt
John Bellairs
Paperback (Bantam Skylark, Feb. 1, 1983)Johnny needs to earn money. He takes on the job of solving riddles and it turns into an adventure which becomes A Journey into terror.
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The Letter, the Witch and the Ring
John Bellairs
Paperback (Yearling, Sept. 15, 1977)Rose Rita embarks with Mrs. Zimmerman on a summer adventure that turns evil when they reach their destination--a farm the Mrs. Zimmerman inherited--and it seems to be deserted except for a magical destructive force. Reissue. SLJ. PW.
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The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull
John Bellairs
Paperback (Yearling, Oct. 1, 1985)ohn 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. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look!
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The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Dial, Nov. 4, 1985)Collapsed in a weird trance, Johnny Dixon is dying. Professor Childermass soon learns why--Johnny is possessed by the spirit of the late Warren Windrow. In a desperate effort to find a clue that will save Johnny's life, the Professor races to the gloomy Windrow estate where he finds himself fighting for his own life.
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The Dark Secret of Weatherend
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Dial, June 18, 1984)Anthony Monday and Miss Eells are amazed when the predictions of destructive weather found in J.K. Borkman's diary begin to come true
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The Dark Secret of Weatherend
John Bellairs
Paperback (Bantam Skylark, Feb. 1, 1984)When Anthony Monday stumbles upon the diary of J.K. Borkman, he thinks he's unearthed a worthless piece of junk. But Borkman's mysterious writings turn out to be much more--plans to turn the world into an icy wasteland. By the time ghastly weather sets in and Anthony realizes it's Borkman's fanatical son who is bent on carrying out his father's horrific work, it may be too late to stop him.
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The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Dial, May 30, 1988)Anthony Monday and Miss Eells recover a magic lamp that was stolen from a warlock's tomb and is spreading evil to further the wicked ends of the thief.
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The Trolley to Yesterday
John Bellairs
Hardcover (Dial, May 31, 1989)Johnny and Fergie travel back in time with Professor Childermass to the year 1453, and become immersed in the struggle to save the Byzantine Empire from destruction at the hands of the Turks in an adventure of historic proportions
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House with the Clock in Its Walls, The
John Bellairs
Paperback (Yearling, Aug. 15, 1974)Ten-year-old Lewis joins his Uncle Jonathan in his search for a clock that is the key to a sorcerer's plan to end the world
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