{"product_id":"the-wrath-of-the-grinning-ghost-paperback","title":"The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrad Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young man fights to save his father from a spirit's curse in the epic finale to a series starring \"a terrific hero\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The sea is calm, the air is fresh, and the bobbing boat feels like a living creature underneath Johnny Dixon's feet. Johnny hardly ever sees his father, who trains Air Force pilots in Colorado, and their annual Florida fishing trip is the highlight of his year. They're on their way back to Duston Heights, Massachusetts, where Johnny lives with his grandparents, when a visit to a fortune-teller puts a terrible fright into Johnny. Inside the seer's crystal ball, he sees a grinning ghost who cackles out a fearsome message: \"The universe shall be mine!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnny tries to forget what he saw, but when he and his father return to Duston Heights, his dad falls into a coma, and Johnny is certain that the ghost is to blame. With the help of his old friend Professor Childermass, Johnny will defeat the smirking ghoul--or never see his father again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Johnny Dixon series, from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with \"believable and likable characters\" who are a delight to spend time with (\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrad 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 126\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 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":51760644686112,"sku":"9781497637801","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/462cb5f68bbf85735dcb8cf0ad064eff.webp?v=1780185702","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wrath-of-the-grinning-ghost-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}