She has worked in the theatre, in television and as a governess in Italy. Her husband is a painter and printmaker and they have three children and three grandchildren. Jenny Nimmo was born in Berkshire, but has lived in a converted watermill in Wales for the past thirty four years. She lives in Wales with her husband, David. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. `Dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author Artemis Cooper on Midnight for Charlie Bone `A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter' - Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone books for children.
But can they overcome Manfred's sinister hypnotic gifts? Have you collected all of the Charlie Bone books? Midnight for Charlie Bone Charlie Bone and the Time Twister Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors Charlie Bone and the Hidden King Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock Charlie Bone and the Red Knight Also look out for The Snow Spider trilogy. When Charlie discovers that the child in the photograph is being held, hypnotised, against her will, he and his new friends with 'gifts' try to awaken her. Charlie quickly finds life at Bloor's pretty tough, with its strict rules and the malevolent head boy, Manfred, set against him. Although he tries to hide his new gift, Grandma Bone and her scary sisters soon find out, and send him to Bloor's Academy. Read more couple with a baby and a cat, he suddenly discovers he can hear their voices. Since his father died, Charlie Bone has lived with his mother and her mother, in the house of his other grandmother, Grandma Bone. The first instalment of the international best-selling fantasy series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone. An Academy for magic and special talents. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and Shane Hegarty's Darkmouth. Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Although he tries to hide his new gift, Grandma Bone and her scary sisters soon find out. Looking at a picture of a couple with a baby and a cat, he suddenly discovers he can hear their voices. Description for Midnight for Charlie Bone Paperback.
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