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The Best of John Bellairs

  • 1976 first published
  • 188 pages
  • 2 editions

John Bellairs's The Best of John Bellairs (1976) is a time-travel fiction and witch fiction novel. The story is set in New Zebedee and Michigan. It features Isaac Izard, Lewis Barnavelt and Jonathan Barnavelt. Key subjects include clocks, clocks and watches, end time and Halloween.

It runs to roughly 188 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Isaac Izard
  • Lewis Barnavelt
  • Jonathan Barnavelt
  • Florence Zimmermann
  • Selenna Izard
  • Tarby Corrigan
  • Johnny Dixon
  • Professor Childermass
  • Fergie
  • Father Higgins

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Children's stories
  • Clocks
  • Clocks and watches
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • End time
  • Halloween
  • Horror stories
  • Juvenile audience
  • Juvenile works
  • Magic
  • Magicians
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Mystery fiction
  • Supernatural
  • Time travel

Quick answers

Who wrote The Best of John Bellairs?

The Best of John Bellairs was written by John Bellairs and first published in 1976.

What genre is The Best of John Bellairs?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel, Witch Fiction, Horror and Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is The Best of John Bellairs?

The median edition has 188 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Best of John Bellairs?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Magician's Nephew, The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Howl's Moving Castle.

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