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John Anthony Bellairs (1938–1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel . The book begins when Dr. Coote shows his friends a drum that was given to him by a mysterious young man.

John Anthony Bellairs (1938–1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award.

A Johnny Dixon Mystery: Book Nine. For Jeanne Sharp, one of Johnny's best friends. The nor'easter had brought chilly temperatures, and the professor's first fire of the season was a welcome defense against the cool and the damp. Dr. Coote sighed deeply

A Johnny Dixon Mystery: Book Nine. Coote sighed deeply. I am sorry if I'm spoiling everyone's good time," he said. He took a sip from his mug of spiced cider, and his glasses fogged from the vapor. He appeared not to notice. The truth is, I've been jumpy ever since coming back from New Orleans two weeks ago.

This is the last book Bellairs wrote concerning Johnny Dixon before his death, and it was later completed by Brad Strickland. The story elements are pure Bellairs, and the ending doesn't feel as rushed as some of the other novels. Still an amazing read. Great book to read in the month of Halloween! Zombies and scary rituals of voodoo! While this was a book that Bellairs started, a friend and fan of his (Strickland) helped finish the book.

There are more surprises to come

Read The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie, by Brad Strickland, John Bellairs online on Bookmate – A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde. When he raps the little drum, the wind howls, and an explosion rocks the house. There are more surprises to come. An inquisitive young man, Johnny has tangled with all manner of supernatural beasts along with his friend Professor Childermass, and now they will confront the living dead. The drum summons up a whirlwind of black magic and throws one of the professor’s colleagues into a strange trance.

John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm

John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look.

Mystery Books for Kids. By (author) John Strickland Bellairs. The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie : A Johnny Dixon Mystery. When thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass try to save the life of the elderly Dr. Coote, they find themselves facing the forces of a menacing voodoo cult show more.

John Bellairs, Brad Strickland. A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde. The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones

John Bellairs, Brad Strickland. The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones. It is a token from the island of St. Ives, whose voodoo cults are infamous around the world, and it is one of the most dangerous objects Johnny Dixon has ever held. There are more surprises to come

Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels before his . product description page.

Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels before his untimely death in 1991. Brad Strickland has written and cowritten forty-one novels, many of them for younger readers. With his wife, Barbara, he has written for the Star Trek Young Adult book series, for Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? book series, and for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Pocket Books). The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie - (Johnny Dixon) by John Bellairs & Brad Strickland (Paperback). Shipping & Returns.

John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm.

Some Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon books were outlined by Bellairs and completed by Strickland, who subsequently created new stories in both series. The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie. Y. 22. The Doom of the Haunted Opera.