Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2)
Charlies hopes that the new term at Bloor's Academy will hold no nasty surprises. But then Henry Yewbeam appears, twisted through time from the icy winter of 1916.
With the scheming Yewbeam aunts on the prowl, and the Bloors out to catch him, Henry will need Charlie's help just to stay alive. Bloor's Academy can be a very dangerous place . . .
Book Two in The Children of the Red King series!
This was a great continuation to the series and more is starting to come out about Charlie's missing father, although, again, I think it's pretty obvious to adults reading it where he is. There's enough going on in the story that you don't think too much about his dad, though. This is a fun, fast-paced, fantasy series that's not quite as serious as Harry Potter but is a good place for younger kids to start before getting into the Harry Potter books, which I think are pretty heavy for them.
Good continuation of the story of an underdog figuring out who he is and what his family can do.
Charlie's adventure actually begins several decades ago, when his great-grandfather James' older brother Henry disappears from Bloor's Academy. Henry reappears at Bloor's when the temperature reaches the same low, as this is now winter term. Charlie finds him, and there is a good bit of hiding Henry. But the Bloor's find Henry and imprison him. Tancred and Lysander have a falling-out, which is resolved after Tancred's encounter with a tree. The Flames (three cats) and Mr. Onimous help rescue
As I've said, I *really* want to like this series. I love spec-fic set in a boarding school. But this one....this one had some major issues I struggled to forgive. My biggest beef is how absurd the character's reactions are to practically anything.Oh, there's a (view spoiler)[ten year old boy who's just been living up in the attic for years, avoiding these terrible people and not running away because of a flimsy line of reasoning? (hide spoiler)]A beautiful little girl is (view spoiler)
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King, Book 2)by Jenny Nimmo 402 pagesListening Library 0807218987 This is the second book to The Charlie Bone series. In this book, Charlie's new term starts off at Bloor's Academy, and is hoping for no more surprises. Too bad for him though, he got into more than he could handle, and traveled back through time to the year 1916. In this time period he meats his Great-Great-uncle Henry, who needs his help to survive. This was an okay
I did not like this just as much as last time. Probably least fave if the series.
Jenny Nimmo
Audio Cassette | Pages: 109 pages Rating: 3.9 | 21786 Users | 566 Reviews
Details Containing Books Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2)
Title | : | Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2) |
Author | : | Jenny Nimmo |
Book Format | : | Audio Cassette |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 109 pages |
Published | : | September 9th 2003 (first published April 1st 2003) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Childrens. Fiction. Middle Grade |
Narration During Books Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2)
Time is running out for Charlie Bone . . .Charlies hopes that the new term at Bloor's Academy will hold no nasty surprises. But then Henry Yewbeam appears, twisted through time from the icy winter of 1916.
With the scheming Yewbeam aunts on the prowl, and the Bloors out to catch him, Henry will need Charlie's help just to stay alive. Bloor's Academy can be a very dangerous place . . .
Book Two in The Children of the Red King series!
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Original Title: | Charlie Bone and the Time Twister |
ISBN: | 0807218987 (ISBN13: 9780807218983) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Children of the Red King #2 |
Rating Containing Books Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2)
Ratings: 3.9 From 21786 Users | 566 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King #2)
I read all of the books in this wonderful series a couple of years ago! And found out that I hadn't rated them so here it is!This was a great continuation to the series and more is starting to come out about Charlie's missing father, although, again, I think it's pretty obvious to adults reading it where he is. There's enough going on in the story that you don't think too much about his dad, though. This is a fun, fast-paced, fantasy series that's not quite as serious as Harry Potter but is a good place for younger kids to start before getting into the Harry Potter books, which I think are pretty heavy for them.
Good continuation of the story of an underdog figuring out who he is and what his family can do.
Charlie's adventure actually begins several decades ago, when his great-grandfather James' older brother Henry disappears from Bloor's Academy. Henry reappears at Bloor's when the temperature reaches the same low, as this is now winter term. Charlie finds him, and there is a good bit of hiding Henry. But the Bloor's find Henry and imprison him. Tancred and Lysander have a falling-out, which is resolved after Tancred's encounter with a tree. The Flames (three cats) and Mr. Onimous help rescue
As I've said, I *really* want to like this series. I love spec-fic set in a boarding school. But this one....this one had some major issues I struggled to forgive. My biggest beef is how absurd the character's reactions are to practically anything.Oh, there's a (view spoiler)[ten year old boy who's just been living up in the attic for years, avoiding these terrible people and not running away because of a flimsy line of reasoning? (hide spoiler)]A beautiful little girl is (view spoiler)
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (The Children of the Red King, Book 2)by Jenny Nimmo 402 pagesListening Library 0807218987 This is the second book to The Charlie Bone series. In this book, Charlie's new term starts off at Bloor's Academy, and is hoping for no more surprises. Too bad for him though, he got into more than he could handle, and traveled back through time to the year 1916. In this time period he meats his Great-Great-uncle Henry, who needs his help to survive. This was an okay
I did not like this just as much as last time. Probably least fave if the series.
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