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Charlie Bone And The Shadow Of Badlock (2000)

by Jenny Nimmo(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1405241632 (ISBN13: 9781405241632)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

The Children of the Red King

review 1: SLJ review:Gr 5-8-Charlie Bone is once again pitted against Count Harken, aka The Shadow, in Jenny Nimmo's seventh book (Orchard Books, 2008) in the Children of the Red King series. Very little background information is provided, so listeners must be familiar with the previous titles in order to follow the extended cast of characters and their endowments (magical talents). Charlie has the ability to travel into portraits, which sparks a feud when his best friend's dog is captured by a painting that also holds one of Charlie's ancestors. A blue feathered boa constrictor, a stone troll, a giant, and a blacksmith all play their parts in Charlie's attempt to rescue those trapped in the painting. Charlie's nefarious Grandma Bone is becoming more dangerous and Dagbert the Drowne... morer tragically strikes again. All ends with an enormous cliffhanger which will have listeners clamoring for the next installment in the series. Simon Jones reads with subtle humor and a wide variety of distinct voices for the characters, both human and animal. A fine purchase for both school and public libraries where the series is popular.-Charli Osborne, Oxford Public Library, MI (
review 2: Tancred! Oh my goodness, I never realized how much I love Tancred's character until I read this book. This is one of the most suspenseful of her books, and several times throughout this novel Nimmo makes her readers question what determines the value of friendship. This MIGHT be considered a SPOILER....My one criticism is that Lysander's character is becoming a bit of a deus ex machina. You'd think that by now the Bloors would have come up with a way of incapacitating arguably the most powerful of the endowed children. less

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