The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull (Johnny Dixon)
by:
John Bellairs (author)
John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony...
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John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142402658 (0142402656)
ASIN: 0142402656
Publish date: 2004-08-03
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
This was a re-read. I originally read this in the fifth grade and I have to admit that it was a lot scarier then.I was surprised at the level of Catholicism in this book. It's not a problem in any way but I didn't remember that level of religion being a part of these books.I like father Higgins mu...
In this installment, it is the curmudgeonly professor Childermass himself who is the victim of a supernatural evil. He disappears and Johnny must find him, with the help of of his best friend Fergie and parish priest Fr Higgins.