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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780439545266
ISBN number: 0439545269
Label: Orchard
Manufacturer: Orchard
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 432
Printing Date: July 01, 2004
Publishing house: Orchard
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 30824
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This semester at Bloor's Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student named Belle, who lives with the Yewbeam aunts and seems to have strange power over them. Emma and Charlie soon discover Mr. Boldova's secret identity: He is the older brother of Ollie Sparks, the boy who lives in the attic of Bloor's Academy. Ollie had always been prying into matters that didn't concern him, so Ezekiel Bloor had made him invisible. When Charlie and his friends find him, Ollie is alone and hungry, so they promise to help him become visible again.
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British boy with catchy name and unusual powers, check. Wild hair, check. Students at boarding school, check. Owls and funny street names, check. Mysterious shape-shifting enemies out to get the affable boy protagonist, check. Jenny Nimmo's 'Children of the Red King' series (starring Charlie Bone) has so many of the same trappings as the Harry Potter series that, unfortunately, comparison is unavoidable. Rowling's books clearly trump these simpler fantasies for younger readers--but the Charlie Bone books are finding their audience in those who need a boy-wizard fix and need it now.
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, the third book in the author's planned quintet, begins when the magically 'endowed' Charlie and his friend Emma discover a mostly invisible, strawberry jam-loving boy named Ollie Sparks imprisoned in the attic of the Hogwartsian Bloor's Academy. Ollie's plight is part of a seemingly amorphous Larger Evil Plot involving school authorities, a blue boa, and Charlie's three horrible great aunts. Charlie Bone and his friends are eager to fight wrongdoing with their combination of special powers, but obstacles in all shapes and sizes abound. Can the children rescue Ollie, Charlie's uncle, Ollie's older brother, and the other hapless victims...or are the enemies too plentiful and powerful? Despite the likeable Charlie and a plethora of magical happenings (raining frogs, sorcerers who escape paintings, etc.), reading this 408-page fantasy feels like a bit like running a marathon where the finish line feels farther away with every step. Thankfully, the ending is a happy one. (Ages 10 and older) --Karin Snelson
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Excellent series for reading by 6-7th graders, needs some attention to detail. Book in great shape, I would have considered it like new, or new.
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This book is just as good as the last 2. I just couldn't put the book down. It was that good. I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys the harry potter style books.
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Charlie Bone: Great "Page Turner!"
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, by Jenny Nimmo, is a great book because it has an interesting plot that keeps you in suspense and an amazing writing style that creates detailed pictures in your mind. I really couldn't put it down (except then I had to because my mom said I couldn't stay up all night). The main characters in this fantasy book are Charlie Bone, of course, and his friend Billy. They live in a small town, in present time, where Charlie's most famous ancestor, the Red King, used to live a thousand years ago. Ten year-old Charlie has special powers which come in handy while he attends Bloor's Academy, a school where about ten students, including Billy, have similar endowments and, like Charlie, they use them to help people. (I don't want to give away what these special powers are, because that would spoil the ending!) One day Charlie goes up into the attic, hears a voice, and finds an invisible boy, named Ollie Sparks, who got that way after being squeezed by a blue boa. Charlie promises he will make Ollie visible again. Meanwhile, there is a new kid in school, named Belle, who seems to have strange energies, including my favorite: the ability to change the colour of her eyes any time she wants.
I think the author's writing style of using very descriptive words makes you feel like this imaginary story really exists. For example: "A silvery mist surrounded Charlie and when he blinked, he found himself caught in the gaze of six golden eyes." When I read this sentence I felt uneasy as I visualized those eyes - did they belong to animals or a fantastic creature? I wondered why they appeared so suddenly and I sure didn't want to be in Charlie's shoes at that moment! What would happen next? Another example is: "He threw flames at the tires and the way ahead was lit by a thousand sparks." These words came alive and made me shutter as I imagined a runaway fire created by a villain's magical fingers. I felt like I was inside the chapter and wanted to get out safely, but I didn't want to miss all the excitement.
I loved this book's incredible plot! It was remarkable that the author was able to think of such exciting twists and turns to the story. There were so many "cliff hangers" it's no wonder I stayed up too late to finish this book! An example of a suspenseful part of the story is when Emma's Aunt Julia was running out of air: "The feeling traveled down her spine and Julia staggered from the pain. She attempted to loosen the belt, but the clasp wouldn't open. Julia's heart began to beat wildly. `Emma,' she moaned. `Emma, help me!'" As I read this quote, I couldn't wait to find out how the problem would turn out and if a young student, like Emma, would be able to save her aunt. Another instance was when Charlie and his friends discovered that a sorcerer was doing weird experiments at the academy: "`Must be,' said Charlie, `And I've got a horrible feeling he's only just begun. It could get worse.'" I worried that Charlie might be right and now the students in the academy would be in trouble.
In conclusion, as one can see, I really felt drawn into Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy. It captured and held my attention throughout because of its vivid and illustrative language. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy series like Harry Potter or A Series of Unfortunate Events, because it takes you far beyond your imagination. What's different about Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy is that, despite being one book of a series, its plot introduces new, exciting characters - compared to the books from A Series of Unfortunate Events, which always have the same characters. Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy is a real "page turner" and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
By: Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, October 14, 2007
I found this book interesting, especially because it is in present day, yet it uses magic.
This book also takes place in an academy that is very strict. I really liked it how it starts off saying, "An owl swooped over number 9 Filbert Street." That gives me a hint that the book is mysterious.
The main character is Charlie Bone, He has a Mom that lives with him, along with a grandmother named Maggie, a great uncle named Paton, he also has a grandma Bone who with her evil sister almost kills Paton with the help of a mysterious person or person's.
I like how Billy, a young kid that is able to talk to animals, was able to make the snake, make Ollie Sparks reappear. This part was very exciting. Some of the time the story got very anxious. It was a very good job by Jenny Nimmo. The conflict was Yolonda (Evil "Bell") was trying to kill Samuel Sparks, "Mr. Boldova", he was also Ollies brother and had been trying to rescue Ollie for the past 3 years. They ended up having Ollie rescued by the snake, which Billy tamed.
Negative: It seemed so easy for Charlie and his friends to avoid or conquer the enemies, which to me doesn't make sense.
Over all I found this book to be entertaining and enjoying to read.
I would read the book.
S. Childerson
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I found this book interesting especially because it is in present day, yet it uses magic.
This book also takes place in a accadamy that is very strict. I really liked it how it starts off saying, "An owl swooped over number 9, Filbert street." That gives me a hint that the book is mysterious.
The main charecter is Charlie Bone, He has a Mom that lives with him, along with a grandmother named Maggie, A Great Uncle names Paton, He also Has a grandma Bone who with her evil sister Almost kill Paton with the help of a mysterious person, or person's.
I like how Billy (a young kid that is able to talk to animals (he's endowed of course))was able to make the snake make ollie sparks reapear. This part was very exciting. Some of the time the story got very anxious, because it was a good part and I would just have to let it go because it was just so late. It was a very good job by Jenny Nimmon for out the conflict in and that was just a very good area to be read, the conflict was Yolonda (Evil "Bell" was trying to kill Samuel Sparks "Mr. boldova", he was also Ollies brother and had been trying to rescue Ollie for the pasy 3 years. They ended up having ollie rescued by the snake which Billy tamed.
Negative: It seemed so easy for Charlie and his friends to avoid or conquer the enemys which to me doesn't make sense.
Over all I found this book to be entertaining and enjoying to read.
I would read the book, sencerly Simon
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