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He is the author of the fantasy trilogy Moon Dreams, Nul's Quest, and Wizard's Mole, and the creator of the popular horror novel Shadowshow.When Dr. Brad Strickland has written and cowritten forty-one novels, many of them for younger readers. Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels before his untimely death in 1991. Fidgeta and Other Parodies and The Pedant and the Shuffly. His stand-alone novel The Face in the Frost is also regarded as a fantasy classic, and among his earlier works are St. Among the titles in that series are The Curse of the Blue Figurine The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt and The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull. He also wrote a series of novels featuring the character Johnny Dixon. His series about the adventures of Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle Jonathan, which includes The House with a Clock in Its Walls, is a classic. John Bellairs is beloved as a master of Gothic young adult novels and fantasies. Jenny McLachlan - our Author of the Month.Eco Reads - 70+ Children's Books on Climate Change, the Environment and Sustainability for a Greener Future.

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