TUESDAY, October 23rd at 7:00pm: THE HOUSE WITH THE CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Concludes

The world faces certain destruction!  Only the Barnavelts can stop it!

Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan and quickly learns that both his uncle and his next-door neighbor are witches on a quest to discover the terrifying clock ticking within the walls of Jonathan's house. Faerie Maven-Pralou concludes the first of John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series.

Presented live in voice.

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TUESDAY, October 9th at 7pm: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Continues

“Then there's no point in our being logical, is there?" said Jonathan...

"What do you mean?" said Lewis and Mrs. Zimmerman at the same time.

"I mean," he said patiently, "that we're no good at that sort of game. Our game is wild swoops, sudden inexplicable discoveries, cloudy thinking. Knights' jumps instead of files of rooks plowing across the board. So we'd better play our way if we expect to win.”

~ John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan and quickly learns that both his uncle and his next-door neighbor are witches on a quest to discover the terrifying clock ticking within the walls of Jonathan's house. Can the three of them save the world from certain destruction?'

Faerie Maven-Pralou continues the first of John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series.
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TUESDAY, October 2nd at 7:00pm: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Continues

"Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create?" 

("School Library Journal," starred review)

"Thereas suspense and action aplenty. . . . Perfect for the pre-Stephen King set."

("Booklist") 

"Brace yourself for a wild ride." 

("Kirkus Reviews")

When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Serenna Izard. It seems that Serenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

Faerie Maven-Pralou continues the first of John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series.
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TUESDAY, September 25th at 7pm: THE HOUSE WITH THE CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Begins

When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Serenna Izard. It seems that Serenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

Note:  We've heard a rumor that the book is much scarier than the movie. But we are in safe hands with Faerie!

Faerie Maven-Pralou presents the first in John Bellairs’ Lewis Barnavelt series, originally published in the 1970s.
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