The House With a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs bigfoot an active ambitious young man

an active ambitious young man with an intriguing mission--to find out the identity of a woman named V

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Book #2 in the Sword of Truth series

and their daughter

The House With a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs bigfoot an active ambitious young manVINTAGE PAPERBACK [1980] DELL YEARLING Excellent copy with some shelf wear to cover, mostly along edges, and tanning to pages. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan and quickly learns that both his uncle and his next door neighbor are witches on a quest to discover the terrifying clock ticking within the walls of Jonathan's house. Can the three of them save the world from certain destruction?