Midnight for Charlie Bone By: Jenny Nimmo

1. This is the first book in Jenny Nimmo’s popular fantasy series.
2. It stars the character Charlie Bone.
3. The book is filled with classic magic.
4. It also contains a lot of mystery.
5. Jenny Nimmo is a well-loved British fantasy author.
6. Fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, and Christopher Paolini would enjoy it.
7. The story revolves around an academy for magic.
8. This academy also caters to those with special talents.
9. A major theme is an unfulfilled destiny.
10. There’s also a significant secret legacy.
11. After his father’s death, Charlie lives with his mother and one grandmother.
12. They reside in the house of his other grandmother, Grandma Bone.
13. One day, Charlie looks at a photograph.
14. In the picture are a couple, a baby, and a cat.
15. He suddenly discovers he can hear their voices.
16. Charlie tries to keep his new ability a secret.
17. However, Grandma Bone and her scary sisters find out.
18. They then send him to Bloor’s Academy.
19. Life at Bloor’s is challenging due to strict rules.
20. The malevolent head boy, Manfred, is also against him.
21. Charlie learns the child in the photograph is being held.
22. The child is hypnotized against her will.
23. Charlie and his friends, who also have ‘gifts’, try to free her.
24. They must overcome Manfred’s sinister hypnotic abilities.
25. The main question is if they can succeed in their quest.