Harry Potter lovers, meet Charlie Bone!Charlie Bone is an ordinary boy who enjoys hanging out with his best friend, Benjamin Brown. One day when Charlie's mother returns with a photograph that he needs to create a birthday present for Benjamin, Charlie's whole world changes! Charlie opens the envelope expecting to find a picture of Runner Bean, Benjamin's dog, instead he finds a photo of a man holding a baby. After staring at the photo for a few moments Charlie begins to hear voices, coming from the photograph! The man is talking to someone, probably the photographer, and the baby is fusing. Charlie can hear it all! What is happening?
Charlie's Grandmother Yewbeam notices something is happening to Charlie and she calls a meeting with her three sisters. They are all pleased to see that Charlie is a true Yewbeam....a descendant of the Red King! The Red King had extraordinary powers and those powers - good and bad - have been passed on to his descendants. Charlie's mother is not pleased about this new finding since she is convinced that her husband, Charlie's father, was killed because of his special powers. The Yewbeam sisters set things in motion for Charlie to attend a special school for the Red King's descendants and Charlie's adventure begins.
Charlie meets loads of new people. Some turn into good friends, while others turn into enemies. One of Charlie's truest friends is his Uncle Patron Yewbeam, who does not share his sisters' enthusiasm for Charlie's new found talent. Uncle Patron helps Charlie understand what is happening to him and shares his own special talent! No one really knows which descendants of the Red King will use their talents for good or evil. Join Charlie in his first adventure at Bloor Academy. This is book one of six current books. The author, Jenny Nimmo, has written one book a year since 2002. Is there a new Charlie Bone book coming out soon? Published by Scholastic.
