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Midnight for Charlie Bone

Children of the Red King #1

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Midnight for Charlie Bone

By: Jenny Nimmo
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
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About this listen

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?

©2002 Jenny Nimmo (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Cats

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I thought the story, characters and reading were absolute top notch work I have no complaints
I'd highly recommend this book to anyone interested
It kept me on tender hooks

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I read this book as a kid and had no idea there were more in the series. Very excited for the next books

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I adore the series and thought it was really well-read! Super clear and easily understood.

loved it

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i really liked the voices. they sounds like i thought they should. the storyline is great and the characters are awesome.

Epic!

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What a story. Currently reading this to my daughter and decided to get it on audible for my self. Love Charlie. Love Charlie

What a story

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I enjoyed this clearly children’s book. Not sophisticated and the characters were stereotypical but a good listen.

Excellent narration

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this was one of my favoutre books when i was young, iused to haved this paperback and it was the same story this liked it was from the book.

the good book

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beautifully read, I throughly enjoyed listening to it. I had read it years ago and am so glad I revisited it again. I would really recommend this book, great story and beautifully spoken.

midnight for Charlie bone

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It was a very long story but very great I do recommend this to anyone who likes long long storys

To be honest it wasn’t the best

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