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Charlie Bone and the Beast

by Jenny Nimmo · 2007

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Dagbert Endless is a strange new boy at Bloor's Academy, and he's driving Charlie's friends away. Meanwhile, distant howls frighten the town at night. Could there be a dangerous wolf lurking in the wilderness?

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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
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Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 389 pages

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