With the professor as his guide, Johnny sets out on a quest that will put him face-to-face with the crazy, long-dead priest. When the professor learns Johnny loves ghost stories, he tells the boy the spookiest legend in Duston Heights, Massachusetts-the tale of the haunted church on the edge of town, with demonic carvings on its altar, and the troubled spirit of mad Father Baart, who is said to have killed two people before vanishing long ago. John Bellairs - Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a ushabt. Best of all, he's friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic who's about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime. Although life in a new house is strange, Johnny's Grampa listens to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. It's the 1950s when Johnny Dixon's mother dies, his father goes to fight in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents. He tended to be sly about such things." "Īdvertisement for The Curse of the Blue Figurine (1983).A boy sneaks into an old church to confront a mad ghost in this adventure by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls. I think I learned about the dedication when he sent me a signed copy of the book.
A short, pale, bespectacled boy named Johnny Dixon was sitting in a big comfy easy chair in the parlor of his grandparents house. My recollection is that I did not know that the book was forthcoming until it was nearly out. THE CURSE OF THE BLUE FIGURINE by John Bellairs illustrations by Edward Gorey digital preservation by Guy Montag CHAPTER ONE It was a cold winter evening in January. John had the most extraordinary range of knowledge that he had picked up from reading. "I do not think John did in fact consult me beforehand, either about the ushebtis or about any Egyptological content. The Curse of the Blue Figurine is typical of most of Bellairss adventure novels. The Curse of the Blue Figurine book by John Bellairs Teen & Young Adult Books > Teen Horror Books 9780553155402 The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Book 1 in the Johnny Dixon Series) by John Bellairs See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 108.89 - 127.89 Paperback 4.09 - 15.59 Library Binding - Select Condition Like New 5. Main article: Johnny Dixon Series#Characters For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the. Write the first section of your page here. John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm.
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