The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
Readers rate it 4.0 (5 on Hardcover)
180 pages · Released 2004 · Puffin
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This classic mystery adventure by John Bellairs combines puzzle-solving and mild supernatural elements with strong friendships and problem-solving. The story involves a suicide backstory and some eerie atmosphere (mummies, crypts, haunted settings), but violence and peril are not graphic and resolve without serious harm. The protagonists model curiosity, loyalty, and intellectual courage while respecting each other.
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Twelve-year old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass look for the hidden will left by an eccentric cereal tycoon who wished to make life difficult for his heirs after his own death by suicide. Twelve-year old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass look for the hidden will left by an eccentric cereal tycoon who wished to make life difficult for his heirs after his own death by suicide.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Fantasy
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Adventure
- Mystery
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- Johnny Dixon (Fictitious character)
- Mystery fiction
- Horror stories
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ISBN 9780142402634 · Puffin