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The Figure in the Shadows - The House With a Clock in Its Walls 2 by [John Bellairs]

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The second book in the series following on from the American classic The House With a Clock in Its Walls, now a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, starring Cate Blanchett, Jack Black and Kyle MacLachlan

Settled into his new life, Lewis seems content living with his magical Uncle Jonathan and neighbour Mrs Zimmermann. He even has a new best friend, Rose Rita, who loves to play sport, build Roman ship models and play with magic - all the things Lewis loves to do too!

After discovering Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky coin, Lewis is certain that it is magical, so he puts it to the test - he recites one of Mrs Zimmermann's spells to awaken its magic. Only Lewis hasn't awakened a good sort of magic. As he wears the coin around his neck, sinister things start to happen. Strange letters addressed to Lewis arrive at midnight, a dark shadowy figure begins to follow him in town and something seems to be inside his body controlling his actions.

As the figure in the shadows appears more and more, Lewis is possessed by its power, unable to free himself. Has Lewis awakened a force beyond his control? And can Uncle Jonathan, Mrs Zimmermann and Rose Rita make it in time to rescue Lewis?

Length: 164 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Age Level: 9 - 12

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John Anthony Bellairs (1938?1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the 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 Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.

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ASIN : B07H2FRWMH
Publisher : Piccadilly Press (10 January 2019)
Language : English
File size : 3664 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 164 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0142402605

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Michelle

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2019

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Not quite as good as the first book but still an enjoyable read.

Pen NameTashaLotty

Enjoyed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2019

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Excellent read

Frakasgirl

John Bellairs does it again!

Reviewed in Canada on 29 September 2014

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Spooky and creepy with a touch of retro.
Great suspense- keeps you reading late into the night!

McMitchell

Classic Book, One Star Off For New Artwork

Reviewed in the United States on 9 April 2019

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I adore John Bellairs, and I have read every book he's written. The story is a great part of the Lewis Barnavelt collection and one of the original books not completed by Brad Strickland. I love the books I grew up with so I might be a little bit biased - the new artwork is...odd. There have been several artists who have done artwork for the series over the years as publishers have changed hands and the books haven been re-released. I initially liked the colorful front cover and thought this could be an interesting change up. In it's entirety it doesn't get across the spooky/supernatural tone of the story. If you flip through the book it will look like a story about bullying and fights. Lewis and Rose Rita don't look anything like the adorable 50s kids I remember. They look angry and bizarre. It just doesn't do the book justice. This is just my opinion, though! I felt like it took away from the story instead of adding to it's charm.

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Meh.

Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2019

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One of my favorite books as a child was The House with a Clock in its Walls and I didn't realize it was the first book in a series until recently. So I got this second book.

Meh. I felt the story took a long time for anything to happen. And then the way he summed it all up at the very end felt too rushed. I also miss the Edward Gorey illustrations. This artist was ok, but not the same.

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