John Bellairs Knihy

Lewis si je jistý, že objevený šťastný peníz dědečka Barnavelta z roku 1859 je kouzelný, a tak se to rozhodne vyzkoušet - odříká jedno z kouzel paní Zimmermannové, aby probudil jeho magii. Jenže to není dobrá magie. Zatímco minci nosí zavěšenou kolem krku, začínají se dít zlověstné věci. Lewisovi o půlnoci chodí podivné dopisy, po městě ho sleduje temný stín a něco v jeho těle, jako by kontrolovalo každý jeho krok. Postava ve stínech se objevuje čím dál tím častěji; nakonec Lewise zcela ovládne, a ten se není schopný osvobodit. Probudil snad sílu, kterou nedokáže zvládnout? Stihnou strýček Jonathan, paní Zimmermannová a Rose Rita Lewise zachránit?

Dobrodružný příběh desetiletého chlapce, který žije u svého strýce - čaroděje. Kniha je určena starším dětem. Lewisovi tragicky zahynuli rodiče, proto se stěhuje ke svému strýci Jonathanovi do panského sídla. Strýce i jeho sousedku si brzy oblíbí. V domě se však dějí podivné věci, strýček i jeho sousedka totiž ovládají kouzla. Lewis tolik touží získat kamaráda, který by se neposmíval jeho tloušťce, že udělá velkou chybu - začne čarovat...

Lewis Barnavelt je sirotek. Když přijde za svým strýcem Jonathanem, očekává, že se setká s obyčejným člověkem. Ale není tomu tak. Strýček Jonathan a jeho sousedka, paní Zimmermannová, jsou čarodějové! Lewis je nadšený. Nejprve pozorně sleduje, jak oba kouzlí. Pak začne experimentovat sám a nevědomky vzkřísí bývalého majitele domu: ženu jménem Serenna Izardová. Zdá se, že Serenna a její manžel zazdili do stěn domu hodiny: hodiny, které by mohly zničit lidstvo. A jen Barnavelt je může zastavit.

Includes "The Curse of the Blue Figurine", "The Mummy, The Will, and The Crypt" and "the Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull"

When Anthony Monday stumbles upon the diary of J.K. Borkman, he thinks he's unearthed a worthless piece of junk. But Borkman's mysterious writings turn out to be much more--plans to turn the world into an icy wasteland. By the time ghastly weather sets in and Anthony realizes it's Borkman's fanatical son who is bent on carrying out his father's horrific work, it may be too late to stop him.

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 series opens as Lewis Barnavelt, a newly orphaned ten-year-old, comes to live with his Uncle Johnathan. Little does Lewis know that Uncle Johnathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmerman are witches. Lewis finds that he himself owns magical powers, and soon is thrust in a supernatural battle between good and evil. The second tale focuses on Grampa Barnavelt's old coin. Lewis thinks the coin is an amulet, but when he starts to wear it around his neck, bizarre things start to happen - and not all of them good. The last tale shifts the focus to thirteen-year-old Rose Rita, who is embittered because she cannot go to camp like Lewis. so Mrs. Zimmerman offers Rita an adventure of her own. But when a magical ring disappears, Rita gets more of an adventure than she bargained for. John Bellair's vivid characterization and and excruciatingly suspenseful plots make this series a thrilling ride!

It is finally the summer holidays, and Lewis is looking forward to the break from school and spending time with his best friend Rose Rita, his Uncle Jonathan and his neighbour Mrs Zimmermann. But Lewis's hopes for a peaceful summer holiday are shattered as one accident after another plagues him.

JOhnny Dixon doesn't believe that the ghost of mad Father Baart haunts the town church. But then he takes an old scroll and a seemingly harmless figurine from the church basement, accepts a magic ring from a mysterious stranger--and is plunged into a terrifying adventure that may cost him his life.

When Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita and Mrs Zimmermann take a trip to a small town near Lake Superior, they expect a pleasant holiday. Instead, they find themselves facing the ghastly Ishmael Izard, son of the fiendish creator of the Doomsday clock that was once hidden in the walls of Uncle Jonathan's house.

Lewis and Rose Rita have to participate in their school's talent contest, whether they like it or not. After Rose Rita cuts her finger on an enchanted Egyptian scroll, she awakens the corpse of Belle Frisson, the scroll's previous owner, who captures Rose Rita and wants to use her body to live forever.