The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer (Lewis Barnavelt Series #12)

by Brad Strickland

Overview

Lewis's hopes for a peaceful summer vacation are shattered as one accident after another plagues him. Is all his bad luck really just a coincidence? Or does it have something to do with the mysterious hooded figure he keeps seeing?
 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440641374
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/16/2008
Series:	Lewis Barnavelt Series , #12
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	197 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Brad Strickland has written more than 75 published books including the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon mystery series by John Bellairs after Mr. Bellair's death in 1991. He is also a professor of English at the University of North Georgia in Gainesville. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Barbara.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-7

Strickland continues to add to Lewis Barnavelt's adventures, originally created by John Bellairs. School's out and it's the beginning of summer in 1950s New Zebedee, MI. Uncle Jonathan has given a party, complete with a spectacular magic show, for Lewis and his friends. Then Lewis sees a ghostly figure dressed in red robes disappearing behind the garage, and sinister things begin to happen. The boy becomes fascinated with the "rule of threes," and soon he is knocked out by a foul ball, sprains his ankle, and loses his allowance. But the real troubles, which threaten his uncle's magic and life, arrive when Jonathan's cane and magic disappear. The usual cast of characters is joined by a new, slightly nervous character, Hal Everit. For readers who enjoy trying to solve the mystery as they read, there are abundant clues including an anagram. A quick, exciting read.-Kathryn Kosiorek, formerly at Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH

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