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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Harry Potter....
then you'll LOVE books by John Bellairs! This man invented mysteries for young readers. Try it, and you won't be able to put it down. The characters are easily to identify with as they seem like ordinary kids, yet they have extraordinary adventures! Bellairs is funny, intelligent and entertaining in his writing. Read it to your kids as a bedtime story, and YOU'LL...
Published on December 3, 1999 by Marc Strickland

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3.0 out of 5 stars Really? I don't agree...
I usually really enjoy John Bellairs's books, and i've read most of them, but compared to the others, this one was a bit of a disappointment. I felt that it was one of those mysteries where you can't just figure it out by common knowledge and the clues from the book, but you have to wait until the main characters figure it out. Which I guess, isn't neccessarily a bad...
Published on June 15, 2005 by Lexy with a Y


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Harry Potter...., December 3, 1999
then you'll LOVE books by John Bellairs! This man invented mysteries for young readers. Try it, and you won't be able to put it down. The characters are easily to identify with as they seem like ordinary kids, yet they have extraordinary adventures! Bellairs is funny, intelligent and entertaining in his writing. Read it to your kids as a bedtime story, and YOU'LL keep reading it to yourself long after they've nodded off.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Chills once again, August 11, 1999
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It's a nice one that gives you that creeping feeling, and is interesting. Its thrilling ending is synomous with John Bellairs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book almost gave me nightmares----- just what i wanted!, April 17, 1999
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i am a very large fan of John Bellairs, and I must state, this is him at his very best. This book entrigues you. You will never have a chance to put it down. It has the perfect plot to capture your imagination. Read IT!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Really? I don't agree..., June 15, 2005
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Lexy with a Y (Wherever the heck I feel like) - See all my reviews
I usually really enjoy John Bellairs's books, and i've read most of them, but compared to the others, this one was a bit of a disappointment. I felt that it was one of those mysteries where you can't just figure it out by common knowledge and the clues from the book, but you have to wait until the main characters figure it out. Which I guess, isn't neccessarily a bad thing...

It was still pretty good, but I wouldn't call it a mystery. I didn't hate it but I didn't really like it as much as his others. For some reason, there wasn't as much suspense in this one.

Oh well. It was still pretty good overall. But if you're interested in a mystery that will keep you hooked, go for Joan Lowery Nixon.:)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and imaginative, September 17, 2002
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Amy A (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
I read this and several other books by John Bellairs as a child and for some reason was thinking of them tonight. I was so excited to look here and see how many others there are that I didn't know about! Great reading and I can't wait to order the rest! This one is so good, as is the mummy, the will, and the crypt, the house with a clock in its walls, and the first one I read, the treasure of alpheas winterbourne
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great., June 16, 1999
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Micheal Anderson (Rochester, MN USA) - See all my reviews
As always, a great book by Bellairs! Anthony discovers a plot to turn the world into an icy wasteland and must stop Anders Borkmans son, the person who is trying to do it.
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