Midnight for Charlie Bone

Name: Midnight for Charlie Bone
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Jenny Nimmo
ISBN: 9780807216644

Author: Jenny Nimmo

Narrator: Simon Russell Beale

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 04/08/2003

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, School

Synopsis

What's happening to Charlie Bone?

Charlie doesn't want to believe it when he discovers that he can hear the thoughts of people in photographs. But his horrible aunts are delighted – it means that he is one of the chosen and must attend the Bloor's Academy for gifted children. Once there, Charlie realizes that some of his classmates have equally mysterious powers, and soon Charlie is involved in uncovering the mysterious past of one of them.

Book One in The Children of the Red King series!

About The Author

Jenny Nimmo was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England and educated at boarding schools in Kent and Surrey. She acted in repertory theater in various towns and cities and worked for the BBC as a director of children's programming. She is married to the Welsh artist David Wynn Millward; they live in Wales in an old converted windmill.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on October 18, 2014

Now first let me get this out of the way. A lot of people think Charlie Bone is a downright rip-off of Harry Potter. I'm here to tell you that No, it is not. In fact it is very different. YES it does have a character who finds out he has a magical ability, and YES he gets sent to a school/academy w......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on February 06, 2017

Here's a review from my seven year old son - as he's the one who read it! "I liked Midnight For Charlie Bone because it was exciting and there were loads of secrets. At the end, it's nice when you find out what the secrets are. I liked the characters because they are very different. Olivia Vertigo w......more

Goodreads review by Madeleine on June 14, 2012

Once again I return to you with another comparison to Harry Potter. I recently read the book Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo.Before I read this book most people told me it was just like Harry Potter , but I hate to disappoint once again this is nothing like Harry Potter. There might be som......more

Goodreads review by Katie (spellboundbooks_) on September 17, 2024

Ugh I love this series with all my heart. This is my Harry Potter series. Just finished my FOURTH reread of this book. Probably one of the very few books I ever reread. The audio is fantastic. I love the magical system and the mystery of it all. I’m intrigued because I forgot what happened since my......more