Children of the Red King Books In Order

Midnight for Charlie Bone

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’s scary sisters soon find out, and determine to send him to Bloor’s Academy. Mr Onimous appears, and tell Charlie he must find the baby from the photograph, lost inside Bloor’s. The mystery deepens when Charlie tries to return the picture to its rightful owner, a bookseller who gives him a heavy box, saying only that it was once swapped for a child. Charlie quickly finds life at Bloor’s pretty tough, with its strict rules and the malevolent head boy, Manfred, set against him. He meets someone else with a gift, Gabriel Silk, who can pick up people’s feeling from their clothes. Charlie asks about his father’s tie, and Gabriel surprises him by saying his father is lost, not dead. Mr Onimous’ cats have been involved in a mysterious fire at the school, and more frightening than that, Manfred’s sinister gift is to be able to hypnotise people. Exploring at the weekend with new friends Olivia and Billy, Charlie overhears a conversation between Dr Bloor and Manfred. They discover the cats are eight hundred years old, and that Bloor and Manfred are keeping a girl under hypnosis. Charlie realises the girl from the photograph must be Emilia Moon and manages to awaken her using the box. The hypnotism cannot be proved to the authorities and the children will have to return next term, once more under the power of Dr Bloor.

Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

The second book in the Children of the Red King series, TIME TWISTER offers more magical fantasy that is fast paced and easy to read. January 1916:Henry Yewbeam and his younger brother, James, have been sent to stay with their cousins at the Bloor’s Academy. It is one of the coldest days of the year, and all Henry wants to do is hide from his mean cousins and play marbles. He finds a nice, long hall and begins to roll his marbles. Then he discovers a marble that doesn’t look familiar to him. Suddenly a series of strange events takes place. Henry begins to disappear. He quickly scribbles on the floor GIVE THE MARBLE TO JAMES, and then he vanishes from the year 1916.

Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy / Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa

This semester at Bloor’s Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student named Belle, who lives with the Yewbeam aunts and seems to have strange power over them. Emma and Charlie soon discover Mr. Boldova’s secret identity: He is the older brother of Ollie Sparks, the boy who lives in the attic of Bloor’s Academy. Ollie had always been prying into matters that didn’t concern him, so Ezekiel Bloor had made him invisible. When Charlie and his friends find him, Ollie is alone and hungry, so they promise to help him become visible again.

Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

Over 3.4 million Charlie Bone books in print!!!Charlie’s power is taking on a new dimension as he meets a new cast of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim’s replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But Charlie isn’t the only one dealing with changes…
Billy has been adopted by a child hating couple called the O’Gres, who carry a gray bag of oaths wherever they go, pressuring Billy to sign an oath of obedience, and locking him behind a force field in an odd place called The Passing House. Will Charlie be able to rescue Billy and uncover the mystery behind Joshua’s power?

Charlie Bone and the Hidden King

The next installment in the New York Times bestselling series, Charlie Bone and the Hidden KingIn Charlie’s most perilous adventure yet, the shadow from the Red King s portrait has escaped. Strange things start to happen at Bloor s Academy. But, with the help of a mysterious force, Charlie and his friends are closer to discovering the truth about Charlie Bone s father. Children of the Red King Series Book 1: Midnight for Charlie BoneBook 2: Charlie Bone and the Time TwisterBook 3: Charlie Bone and the Invisible BoyBook 4: Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

Charlie Bone and the Beast / Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf

Life should be perfect for Charlie now that his parents have been reunited. But mystery and adventure always find him. This time Asa, a fellow classmate who changes into a beast at dusk, and Charlie’s sometime enemy, is missing. His parents seek out Charlie for help. Manfred is holding Asa captive in a forest cave and now Charlie needs the help of the Flames to rescue his classmate. Manfred has also taken the new endowed student, Dagobert Endless, under his wing and Charlie is highly suspicious of the pair. Can the Flames and Charlie rescue Asa without being caught by Manfred and Dagobert?

Charlie Bone and the Shadow / Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock

The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King’s heirs, starting with Charlie Bone’s family! Charlie’s ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it’s up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend’s dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie’s ancestor, and get out before it’s too late?

Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?

Jenny Nimmo is an award winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN’S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN’S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith’s Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six to eight year olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.

Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

Charlie and his friends take on the most powerful and dangerous magic in Book Eight of this extraordinary series. As wicked forces come to a head at Bloor’s Academy, Charlie and his friends must use all their magic and all their might to fight the evil and save Charlie’s parents. In his greatest adventure yet, Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor’s will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King’s heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness to find the answers? Join Charlie and his friends as they race to unlock the mystery of the Red King in this final chapter…
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The Secret Kingdom

NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author Jenny Nimmo is back with a brand new series chronicling the origin and the adventures of Charlie Bone’s magical ancestor, the Red King!Timoken is a prince born in a secret kingdom. At his birth, a forest jinni bestows magical gifts upon him: a cloak made by the last moon spider and a potion called Alixir. When the peaceful land is attacked, Timoken and his sister, Zobayda, must find a new kingdom to call home. Together, with only the magical gifts and a talking camel, the siblings set off. In this brand new series, bestselling author Jenny Nimmo takes readers on an extraordinary quest with one of her most powerful and mysterious characters, the one who started it all for Charlie Bone and the children of the Red King.