House with a Clock in Its Walls

by John Bellairs, George Guidall

No cover — John Bellairs, George Guidall: House with a Clock in Its Walls (2002, Recorded Books, Inc.)

English language

Published May 15, 2002 by Recorded Books, Inc..

ISBN:: 978-0-7887-3591-2

(9 reviews)

The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional American boy Lewis Barnavelt.

The House with a Clock in Its Walls received a New York Times outstanding book citation and a Michigan Young Readers award nomination.

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4 stars

I read this thanks to the movie adaptation with Jack Black and a convenient daily deal at Audible. It was an interesting change of pace because it doesn’t fit the norms and tropes of modern young adult books. The main character isn’t super-capable or the chosen one – he’s just a normal kid caught up in supernatural weirdness who makes the occasional disastrous mistake. Apparently it’s the first in a series of a dozen or so books, so I might have to pick up the next volume sometime soon.