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Books in Children of the Red King series

  • Children of the Red King #8: Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

    Jenny Nimmo

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, May 1, 2010)
    The highly anticipated conclusion to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Charlie Bone series!Charlie and his friends take on a powerful and dangerous magic in Book Eight of this extraordinary series. Wicked forces come to a head at Bloor's Academy, and Charlie and his friends must use all their skills and magic to fight the evil and save Charlie's parents. In his greatest adventure yet, Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King's heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness and find the answers?
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  • Children of the Red King #1: Midnight for Charlie Bone

    Jenny Nimmo

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 2003)
    A magical fantasy that is fast-paced and easy-to-read. Charlie Bone has a special gift- he can hear people in photographs talking.The fabulous powers of the Red King were passed down through his descendants, after turning up quite unexpectedly, in someone who had no idea where they came from. This is what happened to Charlie Bone, and to some of the children he met behind the grim, gray walls of Bloor's Academy.Charlie Bone has discovered an unusual gift-he can hear people in photographs talking! His scheming aunts decide to send him to Bloor Academy, a school for genius's where he uses his gifts to discover the truth despite all the dangers that lie ahead.
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  • Children of the Red King #8: Charlie Bone and the Red Knight - Audio

    Jenny Nimmo

    Audio CD (Scholastic Audio Books, May 1, 2010)
    The highly anticipated conclusion to the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Charlie Bone series!FORMAT: 6 CDs, UnabridgedNARRATOR: Simon JonesCharlie and his friends take on the most powerful and dangerous magic in Book Eight of this extraordinary series. As wicked forces come to a head at Bloor's Academy, Charlie and his friends must use all their magic and all their might to fight the evil and save Charlie's parents. In his greatest adventure yet, Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King's heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness to find the answers?
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  • Children of the Red King #7: Charlie Bone and the Shadow

    Jenny Nimmo

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    When Charlie is trapped in a magical painting he must battle an evil count thirsty for revenge. Will he be able to save himself and his friends? Find out in Book 7 of Jenny Nimmo's bestselling series!The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late?
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  • Children of the Red King #3: Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

    Jenny Nimmo

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, July 1, 2004)
    The third book in the Children of the Red King series, CHARLIE BONE AND THE INVISIBLE BOY offers more magical fantasy that is fast paced and easy to read.This semester at Bloor's Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student named Belle, who lives with the Yewbeam aunts and seems to have strange power over them. Emma and Charlie soon discover Mr. Boldova's secret identity: He is the older brother of Ollie Sparks, the boy who lives in the attic of Bloor's Academy. Ollie had always been prying into matters that didn't concern him, so Ezekiel Bloor had made him invisible. When Charlie and his friends find him, Ollie is alone and hungry, so they promise to help him become visible again.
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  • Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf

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    Hardcover (Egmont Books Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    Rare Book
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  • Children of the Red King #2: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

    Jenny Nimmo

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    The second book in the Children of the Red King series, TIME TWISTER offers more magical fantasy that is fast paced and easy to read.January 1916:Henry Yewbeam and his younger brother, James, have been sent to stay with their cousins at the Bloor's Academy. It is one of the coldest days of the year, and all Henry wants to do is hide from his mean cousins and play marbles. He finds a nice, long hall and begins to roll his marbles. Then he discovers a marble that doesn't look familiar to him. Suddenly a series of strange events takes place. Henry begins to disappear. He quickly scribbles on the floor GIVE THE MARBLE TO JAMES, and then he vanishes from the year 1916.
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  • Midnight for Charlie Bone

    Jenny Nimmo, Simon Russell Beale

    MP3 CD (Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio, Aug. 9, 2016)
    The first installment of the international best-selling series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone. 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?
  • Charlie Bone and the Beast

    Jenny Nimmo

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2007)
    Something strange is happening at Bloor's Academy. Asa, one of the endowed students who changes into a beast at dusk, has suddenly gone missing, and a new endowed student named Dagbert Endless has enrolled. When Dagbert is seen hanging around with Manfred Bloor, Charlie is sure the pair is up to something wicked. With the help of the Flames, can Charlie and his friends rescue Asa before it's too late?
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  • Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

    Jenny Nimmo

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2005)
    2005 stated first Scholastic paperback. Book 4. ISBN: 0439545293. When Charlie discovers the secret of the Castle of Mirrors, everything changes. Sinister forces are at work and only one of the endowed children can set things right. But who?
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  • Midnight for Charlie Bone

    Jenny Nimmo

    Paperback (Egmont Books Ltd, July 6, 2006)
    Rare Book
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  • Children of the Red King #1: Midnight for Charlie Bone

    Jenny Nimmo

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, April 30, 2013)
    The first book in the stunning repackage of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Children of the Red King series!A mysterious case, the search for a missing girl, and a legacy of magic . . . When Charlie Bone discovers that he can hear the conversations of people in photographs, he is shipped off to Bloor's Academy, an elite school for the rich, gifted, and magically endowed. Once there, he realizes that some of his classmates have equally mysterious powers, and Charlie becomes absorbed in uncovering their dangerous secrets.
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