I am well aware that this book is intended for a juvenile audience, nevertheless - in my opinion - the characterization of the main characters and also the main locations of the story seem a bit shallow, the dialogue is not developed very well, so the story seems to go forward not in a smooth way but rather in leaps and bounds. Charlie Bone and his Uncle Paton are visiting Charlie's old house while his parents are out whale watching (on their second honeymoon). Although related to Charlie, she and her sisters, in league with the Bloors, are constantly trying to thwart him. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.

She was six when she went to boarding school and reading was a wonderful escape, it allowed her to believe that she was somewhere else. With the help of the endowed, Charlie must enter the portrait of Skarpo the sorceror and retrieve the wand of a Welsh wizard. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Shane Hegarty’s Darkmouth . I loved even more the difference between these two series which was instead of Hogwarts, these student went to a school for the "endowed".

Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. Charlie's wand (which was turned into a moth) ends up helping them from drowning and Charlie sees the Red King across the bridge.

When Billy uses his special candles and Charlie uses his wand (moth) Asa turns into his human form as they leave the area. She grows every single plant and herb in her garden, and in the third book Charlie and his friends had to steal a special herb to heal Paton. Charlie and Fidelio are joined by Cook and the Flames in their attempts to hide Henry from Ezekiel's spies.

The Charlie Bone books are gripping fantasy reads for children 9+ written by award-winning author Jenny Nimmo. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation.

There were instances that even the weakest kid would say "no" to, and we're expected to believe the hero of the story had no! And could Dagbert, the new boy with the power of harnessing water, whose father has Cook so rattled she's threatening to leave the school.I had read this series before Harry Porter ( cause I thought HP was too long and I haven't finished it now).