The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull

The Johnny Dixon Series - Book 3

The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull

By John Bellairs
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A bookish boy searches for his missing best friend in this spooky tale by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls.

On a country lane in snowbound 1950s New Hampshire, a car goes skidding off the road. Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon escape unscathed, but their car is stuck, and they are forced to walk into town. Johnny doesn’t mind. A curious young man, he has fun anytime the professor takes him out, because he’s treated like an adult. Together they’ve gotten into all sorts of supernatural scrapes, and this winter night they’ll face their toughest challenge yet.

When Childermass suddenly vanishes, Johnny is the only one who can find him. The mystery is linked to a tiny skull taken from a child’s dollhouse, which seems to have powers too terrible to guess at. With the help of a crusty old Irish priest, Johnny chases the clues to his friend’s disappearance all the way to the rocky coast of Maine, where something evil hungers for revenge.

The Johnny Dixon novels are charmingly old-school and shot through with suspense, and The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull may be the most chilling of them all.

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  1. Odin
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    More fun from Bellairs

    Another master at work, creating macabre, magic and mystery for kids and adults alike. One might take issue with the smoking and drinking dramatization, but realistically, most kids are up to speed on what used to be R-rated and is now PG and lower. So, enjoy Johnny Heller’s reading of a spooky New England tale with our old favorite curmudgeon, but kind to kids, professor, and his young boyfriend, Johnny. One thing you can always count on with Bellairs books with Johnny and the Professor… it’s going to be fun.

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