{"product_id":"the-spell-of-the-sorcerers-skull-paperback","title":"The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bookish boy searches for his missing best friend in this spooky tale 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 On a country lane in snowbound 1950s New Hampshire, a car goes skidding off the road. Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon escape unscathed, but their car is stuck, and they are forced to walk into town. Johnny doesn't mind. A curious young man, he has fun anytime the professor takes him out, because he's treated like an adult. Together they've gotten into all sorts of supernatural scrapes, and this winter night, they'll face their toughest challenge yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Childermass suddenly vanishes, Johnny is the only one who can find him. The mystery is linked to a tiny skull taken from a child's dollhouse, which seems to have powers too terrible to guess at. With the help of a crusty old Irish priest, Johnny chases the clues to his friend's disappearance all the way to the rocky coast of Maine, where something evil hungers for revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author of the series featuring Lewis Barnavelt and Anthony Monday, the Johnny Dixon novels are charmingly old-school and shot through with suspense, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull \u003c\/i\u003emay be the most chilling of them all.\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760644391200,"sku":"9781497637788","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c9cfb9217fd6852aa3d67307c70014bc.webp?v=1780185702","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-spell-of-the-sorcerers-skull-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}