by John Bellairs
I gobbled up The Figure in the Shadows in one sitting. This could lead you to believe that I thoroughly enjoyed it but really it was super short coming in at 160 pages with quite a few of Mercer Mayer's illustrations sprinkled throughout adding to that number. The plot of this installment revolves a...
John Bellairs' series featuring the adventures of young lewis barnavelt and his friend rose rita is a surprisingly gray and realistic offering, despite the magic and tenderness. in my mind, it is what elevates it: even kid's lit shouldn't always be glowing, romantic wish fulfillment. kid's lit can s...
cool series. read them a long time ago, and i remember not liking this one as much as the others...
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