{"product_id":"the-bell-the-book-and-the-spellbinder-paperback","title":"The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrad Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHidden away in the local library, a sorcerer's book casts an evil spell in a novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnny Dixon and his best friend Fergie are whiling away a rainy day at the Duston Heights library when Johnny asks a screwy question: \"What's the \u003ci\u003elast\u003c\/i\u003e book in the library?\" After Johnny goes home, Fergie decides to find out. There, under number 999.99, he finds a very peculiar tome, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of True Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e, which is all about Fergie's favorite subject: himself. The book knows Fergie's name, and it promises him everything he ever wanted, which means he is about to forget a very important rule: Be careful what you wish for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the book puts Fergie under the spell of a mad old wizard, Johnny and his friend Professor Childermass will do whatever it takes to break the book's hold and save their friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnny Dixon and his eccentric professor friend are two of the most delightful characters in literature as well as \"an endearing detective team,\" and their adventures continue to hold readers of all ages spellbound (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bellairs is beloved as a master of Gothic young adult novels and fantasies. His series about the adventures of Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle Jonathan, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, is a classic. He also wrote a series of novels featuring the character Johnny Dixon. Among the titles in that series are \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Blue Figurine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull\u003c\/i\u003e. His stand-alone novel \u003ci\u003eThe Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e is also regarded as a fantasy classic, and among his earlier works are \u003ci\u003eSt. Fidgeta and Other Parodies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pedant and the Shuffly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels before his untimely death in 1991. \u003cbr\u003e Brad Strickland has written and cowritten forty-one novels, many of them for younger readers. He is the author of the fantasy trilogy \u003ci\u003eMoon Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Nul's Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWizard's Mole\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator of the popular horror novel \u003ci\u003eShadowshow\u003c\/i\u003e. With his wife, Barbara, he has written for the Star Trek Young Adult book series, for Nickelodeon's \u003ci\u003eAre You Afraid of the Dark?\u003c\/i\u003e book series, and for \u003ci\u003eSabrina, the Teenage Witch\u003c\/i\u003e (Pocket Books). Both solo and with Thomas E. Fuller, he has written several books about Wishbone, public TV's literature-loving dog. When he's not writing, he teaches English at Gainesville College in Gainesville, Georgia. He and Barbara have two children, Amy and Jonathan, and a daughter-in-law, Rebecca. They live and work in Oakwood, Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760645603616,"sku":"9781497608054","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9133c35b00af54ad0b4244888ec3be92.webp?v=1780185712","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bell-the-book-and-the-spellbinder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}