Lewis Barnavelt series Books in Order
American book series, 1973 to 2008, fantasy or horror for children or young adults
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · John Bellairs
Lewis, the timid hero of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, returns in a scarier tale. Investigating Grandfather Barnavelt's old trunk with Uncle…
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Buy on AmazonThe Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
2001 · John Bellairs
Rose Rita Pottinger dreads a boring summer while her best friend Lewis Barnavelt is away at Boy Scout camp. But when neighbor Mrs. Zimmermann, a…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · John Bellairs
On a warm summer day in 1951, Rose Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann enter a tunnel and emerge in the year 1828, amid snow. Mrs. Zimmermann had felt that…
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Buy on AmazonThe Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
1993 · John Bellairs
In 1951, while visiting a distant cousin in the English countryside, thirteen-year-old Lewis Barnavelt accidentally unleashes demonic forces and…
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Buy on Amazon2001 · John Bellairs
Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger explore an abandoned theater and discover an unpublished opera score. Ignoring a strange omen, they show it…
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Buy on AmazonThe Specter from the Magician's Museum
Year unknown · Brad Strickland
After Rose Rita Pottinger cuts her finger on an enchanted Egyptian scroll, Lewis must work together with his neighbor Florence and his sorcerous…
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Buy on AmazonThe Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge (Lewis Barnavelt #8)
Year unknown · Brad Strickland
Lewis Barnavelt is curious and afraid about the old Wilder Creek Bridge. When he and his best friend Rose Rita Pottinger set out to explore the…
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Buy on AmazonThe Tower at the End of the World (Lewis Barnavelt #9)
Year unknown · Brad Strickland
Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann take a trip to a small town near Lake Superior expecting a…
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Buy on AmazonThe Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost (Lewis Barnavelt #10)
2003 · Brad Strickland
Lewis Barnavelt, on a camping trip with his Scout troop, stumbles upon an old grave and a mysterious magical whistle. When he discovers the whistle…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Brad Strickland
Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend Rose Rita investigate curious, possibly supernatural, goings-on in their town of New Zebedee after a new family…
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Buy on AmazonThe Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer (Lewis Barnavelt #12)
Year unknown · Brad Strickland
In Michigan in the mid-1950s, Lewis Barnavelt is convinced that a series of accidents he and his uncle are experiencing are the result of a curse…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on AmazonThe House with a Clock in Its Walls
2000 · John Bellairs
When orphan Lewis Barnavelt comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he discovers that Jonathan and neighbor Mrs. Zimmermann are magicians.…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Lewis Barnavelt series books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Figure in the Shadows”. Start with “The Figure in the Shadows.”
How many books are in the Lewis Barnavelt series series?
We list 12 books by John Bellairs , published between 1993–2003.
Where can I buy the Lewis Barnavelt series books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.