Wondering, Wandering Young Adults

A recent post from John Hornor, writing about his:

...unapologetic love for John Bellairs books. Bellairs was really a precursor to all these magical orphan YA novels you see coming out, the Potter books, the Lemony Snicket. Bellairs, to me, established a tone remarkable for its clarity and quirky characters decades before J.K. Rowling cobbled together Hogwarts from the stones of previous fantastic worlds.

Review: House "Believable And Very Human Characters...Adds Inventive Comical Flourishes"

Book review: The House with a Clock in its Walls

Review: Letter "An Entertaining and Suspenseful Read"

Book review: The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

Youth That He Cannot Endure In His Age

Ann Downer-Hazell recently shared some thoughts on John's books, which have become part of her evening reading ritual: