The Chessmen of Doom
John Bellairs$14.45
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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).
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Published: 09/30/2014
ISBN: 9781497637726
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 8907 / Chessmen of Doom
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
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).
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Published: 09/30/2014
ISBN: 9781497637726
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 8907 / Chessmen of Doom
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6