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Midnight for Charlie Bone

Children of the Red King 1

Jenny Nimmo

When his family learn that Charlie Bone can hear the voices of people in old photographs they send him to Bloor’s Academy for gifted children, where he discovers dark secrets and new friends who he works with to solve the mystery of a lost girl. Age 9+

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Product information:
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • Year: 2025
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x128mm
  • ISBN: 9780008726683
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.2kg
Product code:
546434
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The first instalment of the international best-selling fantasy series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone.


Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson and Christopher Paolini.


An Academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy.


Since his father died, Charlie Bone has lived with his mother and her mother, in the house of his other grandmother, Grandma Bone. Looking at a picture of a couple with a baby and a cat, he suddenly discovers he can hear their voices. Although he tries to hide his new gift, Grandma Bone and her scary sisters soon find out, and send him to Bloor's Academy. Charlie quickly finds life at Bloor's pretty tough, with its strict rules and the malevolent head boy, Manfred, set against him. When Charlie discovers that the child in the photograph is being held, hypnotised, against her will, he and his new friends with 'gifts' try to awaken her. But can they overcome Manfred's sinister hypnotic gifts?



Have you collected all of the Charlie Bone books?



Midnight for Charlie Bone


Charlie Bone and the Time Twister


Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa


Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors


Charlie Bone and the Hidden King


Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf


Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock


Charlie Bone and the Red Knight


Also look out for The Snow Spider trilogy.


Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone books for children. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider.
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