← Back to search
Cover of The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

John Bellairs (1973)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesChubby Lewis Barnavelt #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.73
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathAbandonment

Positive tags

AdventureMysteryMentor FigureFound Family

Hero archetypes

Magician Uncle

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOrphan

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeHaunted LocationAncient ArtifactDark LordHidden IdentityFish out of WaterMagic Academy

Themes

Coming of AgeFamilyCourageDestinyGood vs EvilGriefBelonging

Synopsis

A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.

Tags

Gothic MysteryHorror ElementsMidwest Gothic