“He held the book up to his nose. It smelled like Old Spice talcum powder. Books that smelled that way were usually fun to read. He threw the book onto his bed and went to his suitcase. After rummaging about for awhile, he came up with a long, narrow box of chocolate-covered mints. He loved to eat candy while he read, and lots of his favorite books at home had brown smudges on the corners of the pages.” WayLongBookHomeFunBedPagesBoxesCornersNosesBrownChocolateCoveredCandySpicesPowderSuitcasesMintFavorite BookBox Of ChocolatesOld Spice Book:House with a Clock in Its Walls / Ghost in the Mirror Flip Book Source: House with a Clock in Its Walls / Ghost in the Mirror Flip Book
“He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb! Dreeb! I am the Fuse Box Dwarf!" Lewis was not scared by the little man, and he felt that those who scream "Dreeb" are more to be pitied than censured.” MenLittlesFeltBehindsPaintScaredBoxesScreamDwarfsDwarvesLittle ManFuse Book:The best of John Bellairs Source: The best of John Bellairs
