Book Series: Charlie Bone
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Genre: Fantasy
Plot: Charlie Bone goes to school at Bloor's Academy, a school for gifted children.
Books:
- Midnight for Charlie Bone
- Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
- Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
- Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
- Charlie Bone and the Hidden King
- Charlie Bone and the Beast
- Charlie Bone and the Shadow
- Charlie Bone and the Red Knight
This series is kind of a "dark Harry Potter." Hogwarts was mostly a happy, cheerful and safe environment but the Bloor family are the antagonists in this series so Bloor Academy is a mostly hostile environment. There are two kinds of children at Bloor's: gifted and endowed. The "endowed" children have special powers and are mostly descendants of the Red King, an ancient king and magic-user. The early books involve Charlie learning about his endowment and wondering what happened to his father, who mysteriously vanished. The later books delve more into the mysteries surrounding the Red King. Unlike Harry Potter, the book doesn't entirely happen at the school, since the children go home on weekends so places in the town like the Pets' Cafe are featured prominently.
Like J.K Rowling, you can see Nimmo's writing evolve with each book.
Like J.K Rowling, you can see Nimmo's writing evolve with each book.
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