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Charlie Bone lives in
England with his mother, two grandmothers (Maisey and Grandma Bone), and
his great uncle, Paton. One day, when he is holding a photograph of a
man and a baby, he hears the words that were spoken when the photograph
was taken.
Grandma Bone calls her two sisters, Aunts Venetia and Eustacia, for a visit, but there are really there to see if Charlie has
finally come into his powers. It seems that all the children of the Red
King inherit a special power, either one used for good or bad.
Finding
that he does have a special power, Charlie is shipped off to Bloor's Academy,
a school for the exceptionally gifted. There, he runs across a mystery
that only he can solve. With his new friends, he searches for a girl
about his age who was traded away when she was around two years old and
is now about his age (ten). The reason: she is able to fly!
Charlie's
evil grandmother and his two aunts are hot on his trail and thwart his
every move. His only hope is that can somehow outwit the old hags and
save the girl.
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo is the
first book in the Children of the Red King series. It is a Young
Adult book probably aims at 3rd to 6th graders, but can also be enjoyed
by people of any age. It is a fun story about a boy coming into his
powers that are inherited from an ancient ancestor.
The main characters
in the story are: Charlie Bone - a ten-year old boy who can hear
photographs, Grandma Bone - a crusty old lady who is out to stop
Charlie, Uncle Paton - Charlie's secretive uncle who has his own special
power, Benjamin - Charlie's best friend and neighbor, Fidelio Gunn - a
boy a Bloor's who plays music, Olivia Vertigo - Charlie's new friend at
Bloor's, Billy Raven - a young albino boy at Bloor's with no family, and
Manfred Bloor - the mean son of the man who runs the academy.
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