{"product_id":"9781405280921","title":"Midnight for Charlie Bone","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Nimmo, Jenny \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 July 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 20 | 218g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic magic and mystery from one of Britain’s best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Shane Hegarty’s Darkmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An Academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first instalment of the international best-selling fantasy series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Have you collected all of the Charlie Bone books?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Midnight for Charlie Bone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Time Twister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Hidden King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Charlie Bone and the Red Knight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Also look out for The Snow Spider trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Dark, funny, crackling with magic’ – author Artemis Cooper on Midnight for Charlie Bone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter’ – Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone books for children. She has won several significant awards for her children’s books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nimmo, Jenny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50932385546577,"sku":"9781405280921","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781405280921.jpg?v=1744288154","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781405280921","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}