The chessmen of doom
Johnny Dixon, Fergie and Professor Childermass comply with a strange will left by the Professor's brother, which requires them to spend the summer at a desolate estate where they encounter a madman bent on destroying the world.
| Main Author: | Bellairs, John |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Open Road Media Teen & Tween,
2014.
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| Series: |
Johnny Dixon mystery ;
#07 |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Johnny Dixon, Fergie and Professor Childermass comply with a strange will left by the Professor's brother, which requires them to spend the summer at a desolate estate where they encounter a madman bent on destroying the world. |
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| Physical Description: |
121 p. |
| ISBN: |
9781497637726 1497637724 |
| Author Notes: |
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was a teacher. He went on to author fifteen graphic novels for young adults, one fantasy book "The Face in the Frost," and two other books. His works have been nominated for several awards in the past. Among those nominated for, he won the Utah Children's Fiction Book Award in 1981 for "The Letter, the Witch and the Ring" and the New York Times Outstanding Books of 1973 Award for "The House with a Clock in Its Walls." Bellairs died of cardiovascular disease, on March 8, 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) |