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166 pp.
| Dial |
September, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-8037-2222-2$$16.99
(3)
4-6
Based on characters created by the late John Bellairs, Strickland's story continues the page-turning adventures of Johnny Dixon and friends Professor Childermass and Fergie Ferguson. When Johnny's father falls ill, the intrepid trio travel to the spirit world to seek an ancient, transmogrifying book that holds the key to the cure. Fans of supernatural mysteries, and Bellairs's books in particular, will find this a frightfully engaging read.