Book Review: Midnight for Charlie Bone (Jenny Nimmo)

by Kelsie P.

If you are a Harry Potter fan, chances are that you will highly enjoy the Charlie Bone books. So far there are three out in that series. They are written on a lower level (not too much lower :) ) but are still a highly enjoyable read.

Charlie Bone (obviously the main character) is a school-aged boy who lives with his mother and both of his grandmothers. His father was said to have died in a tragic happening involving a foggy night, a small car, a huge cliff, and a crash. I trust that you can probably put them all together and come to the right conclusion. One of Charlie's grandmothers often mentions a school for the endowed by the name of Bloor's Academy. He doesn't seem to have any special powers--or does he? Charlie doesn't know much about the school, but later on finds out more than he ever wanted to know. Some of the mysterious things at Bloor's include a locked case, a stolen baby, and a mysterious game.

All in all, this entire book is written pretty well. If you read this one and enjoy it, there are two others that are just as good:

Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

This book would be a great book to read while waiting for the next Harry Potter book to be written :)