The Complete Charlie Bone Series

The Children of the Red King series

Charlie Bone is an ordinary boy until he discovers that he can hear voices coming from the photographs that line the walls of his family home. Those voices belong to relatives and hint at a hidden world of magic and danger. Charlie soon finds himself enrolled at Bloor's Academy, a school where children with unusual gifts are trained in their powers. There he makes friends, makes enemies, and begins to suspect that a sinister presence is working behind the scenes. This first volume opens a long series in which Charlie must learn whom he can trust while his talents grow stronger.

Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
epic · 3520 pages

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