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- Full name: John Anthony Bellairs
- Born: January 17, 1938
- Birthplace: Marshall, MI
- Published three adult books before writing his first young adult novel.
- Achieved fame with The House with a Clock in its Walls, published in 1973.
- Published 15 young adult novels before his death
- Died: March 8, 1991, Haverhill, MA, aged 53 of cardiovascular disease
- The covers of several of Bellairs' books were illustrated by Edward Gorey
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Gothic novelist John Bellairs is the author of several popular series of books for young adults. Bellairs penned three different series, each featuring a recurring protagonist - Lewis Barnavelt, Anthony Monday or Johnny Dixon. Bellairs earned advanced degrees and taught college-level English. He wrote three adult works before achieving widespread popularity with his first young adult book, The House with a Clock in its Walls in 1973.
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Brad Strickland
After his unexpected death in 1991, Bellairs' estate arranged to have Brad Strickland complete four books Bellairs had already laid out. Strickland continues the series today, publishing books featuring Bellairs' characters under his own name. -
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John Bellairs on Amazon
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The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows; The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring - $14.75
The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows and The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring are three magically eerie tales gathered in this one-volume edition. The seri...Amazon
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The Face in the Frost - $103.24
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John Bellairs on Amazon
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The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Johnny Dixon) - $5.99
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 g...Amazon
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Face in the Frost - $8.99
The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their co...Amazon
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The Mansion in the Mist (Anthony Monday) - $5.99
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 g...Amazon
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The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows; The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring - $14.75
The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows and The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring are three magically eerie tales gathered in this one-volume edition. The seri...Amazon
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The House Where Nobody Lived (John Bellairs Mystery Featuring Lewis Barnavelt) - $16.99
The lovable underdog Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend Rose Rita are at it again—investigating the curious (and possibly supernatural?) goings-on in their town of New Zebedee...Amazon
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John Bellairs on Amazon
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The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Johnny Dixon) - $5.99
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 g...Amazon
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Face in the Frost - $8.99
The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their co...Amazon
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The Mansion in the Mist (Anthony Monday) - $5.99
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 g...Amazon
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The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows; The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring - $14.76
The House with a Clock in Its Walls; The Figure in the Shadows and The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring are three magically eerie tales gathered in this one-volume edition. The seri...Amazon
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The House Where Nobody Lived (John Bellairs Mystery Featuring Lewis Barnavelt) - $16.99
The lovable underdog Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend Rose Rita are at it again—investigating the curious (and possibly supernatural?) goings-on in their town of New Zebedee...Amazon
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John Bellairs Personal Timeline
- January 17, 1938: John Bellairs born
- 1959: Graduated Marshall High School, Marshall, MI
- 1959: Appeared on The General Electric College Bowl, Barnard College at University of Notre Dame
- 1959: Appeared on The General Electric College Bowl, University of Notre Dame at Georgetown University
- 1959: Graduated Magna cum Laude, A.B., from the University of Notre Dame
- 1960: Graduated, M.A. (English), University of Chicago, Illinois
- 1968: Marries Priscilla Braids
- 1969: Son Frank J. is born in Boston, MA
- 1970: The Bellairs family moves to Haverhill, MA
- 1984: John and Priscilla Bellairs divorce
- March 8, 1991: John Bellairs dies of cardiovascular disease
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