Midnight For Charlie Bone By Jenny Nimmo (Paperback, 2016)

Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure Perfect for fans of Harry Potter Eva Ibbotson Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and Shane Hegarty's Darkmouth An Academy for magic and special talents A destiny unfulfilled A secret legacy The first instalment of the international best-selling fantasy series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone 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 Dark funny crackling with magic' - author Artemis Cooper on Midnight for Charlie BoneA fast moving dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into
reading by Harry Potter' - Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie BoneJenny 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 She lives in Wales with her husband David