Charlie Bone and the Beast (Children of the Red King Series #6)

by Jenny Nimmo

Overview

The sixth magical adventure in the NY TIMES bestselling CHARLIE BONE series!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, and now Charlie needs the help of the Flames to rescue his classmate. Manfred Bloor has also taken the new endowed student, Dagbert 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 Dagbert?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545520966
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Series:	Children of the Red King Series , #6
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	335,526
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jenny Nimmo is the author of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Charlie Bone series as well as GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, THE DRAGON'S CHILD, and the award-winning Magician Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. Several of her books have been awarded and shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales.

Editorial Reviews

Things are never simple for Charlie Bone. His parents have been reunited but Charlie can't resist the call of danger when the parents of a kidnapped classmate plead for help. Asa, the missing student, is being held by Manfred in a cave. To free his former enemy and escape capture himself, Charlie must enlist the help of the Flames. An exciting fantasy adventure for boys and girls.

There's something fishy going on at Bloor's Academy, the magical boarding school 12-year-old Charlie Bone attends. New student Dagobert Endless is endowed with the talent of drowning people—and he’s getting Charlie into trouble. But what else is he responsible for? Is he connected with the mysterious howling in the night, the ramblings of a strange beast, or missing were-boy Asa Pike? Simon Jones blends an invigorated, snappy read with vocal cameos of a host of characters. Among these are the mean, elderly voice of Charlie’s unlikable grandmother, who is suspicious of Charlie's sleuthing; the squeaky voice of his best friend, Billy; and the growling tones of his supportive Uncle Peyton. S.W. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

JULY 2008 - AudioFile