The Curse of the Blue Figurine

by John Bellairs

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553155407
• ISBN13: 9780553155402
• Release Date: June 1984
• Publisher: Skylark Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

If you like magical and scary books you should read this !

The Curse of the Blue Figurine is a superduper book. I loved this book because it's aboutmagic happenings. In this story Johnny finds amystical statue and a letter from Father Baart.Weird things start to happen to the young innocentboy. Johnny thinks it's just a legend, but is it? If you really want to find out, READ this book andI am sure you won't regret it.

Complete Thiller

I enjoyed this book very much. It all started when my school had a Scholastic Book fair, and then on the day I forgot to bring my money! So my friend bought the book for me since it was on a huge sale ($2.00!) and I decided to read it. At first I chose this book only because it was cheap, and I thought it would be BORING! But I was SO wrong! This book has a superior plot, a great story outline, and mostly, it is thrilling! It is about 12-year-old Johny Dixon after hearing a tale of Father Baart decided to find out if it was true. Then a mystery starts to happen where a stranger gives him a ring, but a was truly Father Baart. At the end the story ends happily, and I read it over and over again like 3 times already! My brother is reading it now, and he says so far so good. I am currently buying book by John Bellairs. Thanks for writing such a interesting book that I can't put down!

Awesome Writer!

John Bellairs was one of my favorite writers when I was in Elementary School. He wrote interesting, scary mysteries that any kid would enjoy. I only wish that he wrote adult thrillers!His stories are so good, I think that even adults would enjoy them. If you're looking for a good author for your child, get his stories!!

The Curse of the Blue Figurine

As an adult and an avid reader of children's literature, I can heartily recommend this book to adults and children alike. It is a wonderful blend of fantasy and mystery that will not only make you laugh, but make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end! Even adults can find a great deal of pleasure reading Mr. Bellairs. I'm a huge fan of J.K. Rowling and this book...in fact all of John Bellairs books...come quite close to attaining the level of entertaiment reached by the Harry Potter series. So, if you have already finished Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (I have and it's fantastic) and you haven't a clue as to what you will read to tide you over until Ms. Rowling publishes book number 5, read The Curse of the Blue Figurine...and all of the other wonderful books by John Bellairs. You won't be disappointed, whether you are 9 or 90.

The trouble begins when Johnny takes a book from his church.

When Johnny Dixon takes a hollow book containing an Egyptian statue and a menacing note signed Regimius Baart, he does not know he is unleashing demonic forces, which put his life in jeopardy.