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The House Where Nobody Lived (Lewis Barnavelt #11)
by
Brad Strickland (Goodreads Author),
John Bellairs
The lovable underdog Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend Rose Rita are at it again—investigating the curious (and possibly supernatural?) goings-on in their town of New Zebedee. They get more than they bargained for when a new family moves into the Hawaii House, one of the oddest-looking houses in town, and Lewis and Rose Rita are drawn into a mystery involving forces far...more
Hardcover, 173 pages
Published
October 5th 2006
by Dial
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heckuva subtitle, huh? well, i have to admit that i was drawn to this book because of the cover illustration. plus, i was looking for a good scary/mystery book for the favoreads contest i do every year. this one definitely has a creepy-feeling aspect going for it, and it’s not badly written, but i feel like perhaps i should read some of the originals before i pass judgment on this book. i know there are avid fans of john bellairs–how do they feel about these books written by other authors in “th...more
I am a huge Bellairs fan, and was ver' ver' suspicious when Strickland took over his series. That said, I haven't been disappointed yet in one of the Bellairs book's Strickland's finished, but this was my first of his solo outings using Lewis Barnavelt and company.
And it was awesome.
David Keller and his family move into an old house in New Zebedee with a storied past, one rife with mystery and tragedy. After befriending David, Lewis and Rose Rita get mixed up in the mystery and the tragedy which...more
And it was awesome.
David Keller and his family move into an old house in New Zebedee with a storied past, one rife with mystery and tragedy. After befriending David, Lewis and Rose Rita get mixed up in the mystery and the tragedy which...more
I loved the Hawai'i connection. Most of this stuff about Pele and Night Marchers is common knowledge in Hawai'i. I'm not sure how readers on the Mainland would know about it though unless they read Glen Grant's Obake Files or other books on Hawaiian spooky stories. We've got a lot of them here! I looked into the real Honolulu House. It has it's own sordid history. It was built with stolen government money after the judge who built it bilked the US government when he was the consulate to Hawai'i...more
Most of it is pretty insipid, with a few interesting and novel concepts that make it somewhat interesting. Strickland has dropped the strained shout-outs to M.R. James, thankfully, but still can't capture the art of the suspenseful cliffhanger that Bellairs was so good at. Although finally, some sense of jeopardy. You can see the clear influence of Harry Potter here. There's more arcing magic in this book than in any of the other ones, it is magic itself that saves the day, and it is nice to see...more
Lewis and Rita are strange kids, but are best friends. Lewis lives w/his uncle who has magical powers. Along with the elderly neighbor Mrs Zimmerman who also magical powers. Something strange is going on at the Hawaii House when a new family moves in. They befriend the new boy David and try to find out why he is looking tired and red-eyed. This setting is in New Zebedee, MI.
I read this in about 3 days! It never really got to the point till the vey last 30 pages... Most books take me the longest amounts of time to finish reading books but this one is just the one book that I just wanted to keep reading... I would recommend it to many other kids who love mysteries...
Clever little middle-grade fantasy. Scared the pants off my dd, or so she said. "Mom, you have to read this book!"
One of the better Strickland-after-Bellairs books.
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William Bradley Strickland (b. 1947) is the author (or co-author) of over 60 novels and over 60 pieces of short fiction and poetry.
Born in New Hollard, Strickland earned his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Georgia. He has taught English courses at the University of Georgia, Oglethorpe University, Truett-McConnell College, and, since 1987, at Gainesville State College.
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Born in New Hollard, Strickland earned his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Georgia. He has taught English courses at the University of Georgia, Oglethorpe University, Truett-McConnell College, and, since 1987, at Gainesville State College.
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