Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Midnight for Charlie Bone

Midnight for Charlie Bone is by Jenny Nimmo. The first book in the Children of the Red King series. All the children of the Red King are "endowed" with special powers. When Charlie Bone finds he can hear the thoughts of people in photographs he discovers he is one of the Red King's descendants. Now he must go to Bloor's Academy for special training. But as Charlie and his friends try to discover the secret of a mysterious case and find a missing girl things began to get difficult. Can Charlie find Emma? Are his grandmother and great aunts really as evil as they seem? Can he count on Uncle Paton for help? A charming new series for lovers of Harry Potter.

Ratings: 6th grade - 8 out of 10.

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