
The Chessmen of Doom
John Bellairs(Author)
Open Road Media Teen & Tween (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-4976-3772-6 (ISBN)
Description
In a thrilling adventure, a young sleuth and his professor friend are challenged to solve a riddle and win a fortune
Professor Roderick Childermass may be the strangest person Johnny Dixon has ever met, but compared to his brother Peregrine, the professor is practically normal. Peregrine is a born trickster, and when he knows his death is near, he sends a letter promising the professor his entire $10,000,000 estate—assuming he can solve one final riddle. The professor feels that his brother is mocking him from beyond the grave. If Peregrine were alive, he says, he’d kill him.
To crack the puzzle and claim the fortune, Johnny and the professor head north to the wild countryside of far-off Maine. They’ll find that the riddle is the least of their problems. To inherit the money, the professor must stay alive until the end of the summer, and since everyone in Maine seems to want Peregrine’s heir dead, survival will be no easy task.
From the author of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon series is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with "believable and likable characters" who are a delight to spend time with (The New York Times).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Open Road Media
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Sixth Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4976-3772-6 (9781497637726)
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John Bellairs
The Chessmen of Doom
E-Book
04/2014
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
€10.69
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John Bellairs