About the Author
John Anthony Bellairs�(1938-1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his�fantasy�novel�The Face in the Frost.�He is also the author of many�gothic�mystery�novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician's Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.
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