Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo


Midnight for Charlie Bone
Author:  Jenny Nimmo
Publisher:  Listening Library  Date: March 2004
ISBN:  978-1400086146
Audio Book Narrator: Simon Russell Beale
Genre: Fiction
This book is for Ages: 8 up
AR Points:      10.0
Subjects/Themes: Fantasy Magic
Plot Summary:  11-year-old Charlie Bone lives with his Mom, 2 Grandmothers and Uncle.  One day Charlie realizes that he is endowed.  He can hear the thoughts and conversations of people in photographs.  When Charlie’s photograph of his best friend’s dog gets mixed up with the 11-year-old photo of a man and his baby girl, Charlie begins to investigate what happened to the baby and wonders if the girl may be a student with him at Bloor’s academy.  Charlie soon becomes entangled in a larger plot where endowed children good and evil, struggle for control.
 
Review: Jenny Nimmo’s Charlie Bone is a good story that suffers from comparison to the Harry Potter books.  Bloor’s Academy is like Hogwarts and Charlie’s family is both supportive and sinister.  The nice thing about this book is that Charlie is not an orphan.  He has a mother, grandmother and uncle who support him.  Charlie meets other adults he can rely on in this tale and the unusual powers of the endowed children makes for a good read.
If you like this book you may also like:  Any of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. 

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