The Curse of the Blue Figurine, John Bellairs
The Curse of the Blue Figurine, John Bellairs
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The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Author: John Bellairs

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2022

Synopsis

A boy sneaks into an old church to confront a mad ghost in this adventure by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls.It’s the 1950s when Johnny Dixon’s mother dies, his father goes to fight in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents. Although life in a new house is strange, Johnny’s “Grampa” listens to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Best of all, he’s friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic who’s about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime.When the professor learns Johnny loves ghost stories, he tells the boy the spookiest legend in Duston Heights, Massachusetts—the tale of the haunted church on the edge of town, with demonic carvings on its altar, and the troubled spirit of mad Father Baart, who is said to have killed two people before vanishing long ago. With the professor as his guide, Johnny sets out on a quest that will put him face-to-face with the crazy, long-dead priest.

About John Bellairs

John Bellairs (1938–1991) was beloved as a master of Gothic young adult and fantasy novels. His stand-alone novel The Face in the Frost is regarded as a fantasy classic. He published more than twenty novels in the Anthony Monday, Johnny Dixon, and Lewis Barnavelt series.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller is an award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded hundreds of titles. A multiple Earphones and Audie Award winner, he was named a 2008 and 2009 Listen Up winner by Publishers Weekly and a Best Voice of 2008 and 2009—as well as one of the top fifty voices of the 20th Century—by AudioFile. A veteran stage, television, and commercial actor, he is also a stand-up comic, author, and playwright.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on May 19, 2016

the place: a small town. the time: America during the Korean war. the hero: little Johnny Dixon, bookish and fascinated by history, a fussy boy and a lonely one - his mother having recently died and his father off to war, leaving him in the care of his grandparents. Johnny is thoughtful and curious,......more

Goodreads review by Greg on April 03, 2018

Of all the authors who had a major impact on my psyche growing up, John Bellairs (and his frequent illustrator Edward Gorey) cannot be overstressed. His mix of children's/YA and Edwardian "uncanny horror" sounds like it should not work- and maybe to some it does not work- but it blew my mind as a ki......more

Goodreads review by Calista on August 29, 2017

I can't believe many of these John Bellairs's books are going out of print. They are some great middle grade mystery, gothic and horror all rolled into one story. I read this for the first time and I enjoyed this little book set up in New England. Johnny find this little blue Egyptian figurine in th......more

Goodreads review by Jurvis on September 04, 2007

I stumbled on this old edition (notice I didn't select the non-Gorey-illustrated edition- for shame publishers! for shame! Gorey's illustrations were as much a part of the experience as Bellairs words) in the Goodwill last season. An unfortunate head cold left me longing for simpler reading fare and......more

Goodreads review by ✦BookishlyRichie✦ on December 28, 2020

Re-read in 2020 for John Bellairs Month! One of my favorites of his and a great winter and year-round read :) ______________ One of my favorite books by John Bellairs!......more

Quotes

“Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create?” School Library Journal (starred review), praise for the author

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