O Mistério da Casa do Relógio

There are things I have liked about John Bellairs' writing since I was a kid – mostly, his descriptions of light for whatever reason... Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman are lovely, sweet, and understanding people and that's also a big plus, especially for a kid who didn't get a lot of that at home. I am going to try to read this whole series for the first time - my husband says I shouldn't because it could ruin it for my childhood memories - but I've never read more than a few, and I read them out of order so I'm going to try anyway. The point it, if you kid likes stories of magic and ghosts, this is a good one to try.