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The following is a list of awards that the books of John Bellairs and Brad Strickland have been nominated for or have won.

The House with a Clock in its Walls[]

  • American Library Association preliminary Newbery list
  • The New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year
  • 1973 - American Library Association (ALA) Children's Books of International Interest Award
  • 1973 - New York Times Outstanding Books of 1973 Award
  • 1978-79 - South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee
  • 1980 - Michigan Young Readers Award Nominee
  • 1982 - Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee (Minnesota)

The Figure in the Shadows[]

  • 1975 - Classroom Choices
  • 1975 - Child Study Association Children’s Books of the Year
  • 1975 - The New York Times Outstanding Books

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring[]

  • 1977 - Classroom Choices
  • 1979-1980 - South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee
  • 1981 - Utah Children's Fiction Book Award

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn[]

  • 1983 - Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee (Minnesota)

The Curse of the Blue Figurine (1983)[]

  • 1983 - American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • 1985 - Utah Children's Fiction Book Award Nominee
  • 1986 - Indian Paintbrush Book Award Nominee (Wyoming)
  • 1986-87 - Virginia Young Readers Award, Middle School Division
  • 1990-91 - Read-Aloud Books Too Good to Miss List (Indiana Library Federation)

The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (1983)[]

  • 1983 - School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
  • 1985-1986 - Iowa Teen Award Nominee
  • 1986 - Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee

The Dark Secret of Weatherend (1984)[]

  • 1987 - Utah Children's Fiction Book Award Nominee

The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull (1984)[]

  • 1985 - American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

The Eyes of the Killer Robot (1986)[]

  • 1991 - Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee (Illinois)

The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb (1988)[]

  • 1989 - Edgar Allen Poe Award, Best Juvenile Division, Nominee

The Trolley to Yesterday (1989)[]

  • American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

The Ghost in the Mirror (1993)[]

  • American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

The Specter From the Magician's Museum (1998)[]

  • 1998 - Georgia Author of the Year Award, Young Adult Division
  • New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Awards
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