A review by calistareads
The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost by John Bellairs
5.0
I love this series. Johnny Dixon is great middle grade fiction. If you like gothic scary castles, wizards, ghosts, and the unexplained, then your kids will enjoy this.
At the end of the Spell of the Sorcerer's skull Professor Childermass had been possessed by a horrible demon. Johnny broke that spell and set him free. Now, the dead wizard has a bone to pick with Johnny and he becomes possessed. He goes all 'Exorcist' and the Professor now has to track down some ancient Jewish objects to break the possession. The professor and Fergie set off on an adventure.
The only problem with this is that Johnny is in a coma most of the book and he is not part of the story. Still, Fergie and the professor are entertaining and they get into some gothic style scary places suited for children. John Bellairs doesn't shy away from dark magic and the unexplainable in life.
John is a fantastic writer and it holds up well. I think young people will enjoy these fantastic books. They are a good kind of magic in themselves.
At the end of the Spell of the Sorcerer's skull Professor Childermass had been possessed by a horrible demon. Johnny broke that spell and set him free. Now, the dead wizard has a bone to pick with Johnny and he becomes possessed. He goes all 'Exorcist' and the Professor now has to track down some ancient Jewish objects to break the possession. The professor and Fergie set off on an adventure.
The only problem with this is that Johnny is in a coma most of the book and he is not part of the story. Still, Fergie and the professor are entertaining and they get into some gothic style scary places suited for children. John Bellairs doesn't shy away from dark magic and the unexplainable in life.
John is a fantastic writer and it holds up well. I think young people will enjoy these fantastic books. They are a good kind of magic in themselves.