Jenny Nimmo crée des récits réputés pour leur voix littéraire distinctive et leur prose évocatrice. Son œuvre explore les complexités de l'émotion humaine et des relations complexes, souvent imprégnées d'éléments de magie et de mystère. L'approche de Nimmo en matière de narration se caractérise par sa qualité lyrique et son pouvoir immersif, entraînant les lecteurs au plus profond des mondes qu'elle crée. Elle est célébrée pour sa capacité à explorer des thèmes profonds avec sensibilité et avec une touche imaginative.
Charlie Bone, toujours élève à la Bloor Académy, va faire la connaissance de son grand-oncle Henri, tout droit venu de l'année 1916 où il était élève dans cette même école. Le Tourne-Temps, calot magique avec lequel jouait Henri, est à l'origine de ce mystérieux voyage
Matty Mouse is in trouble. He's flooded the kitchen floor, and left the front door wide open--again! "Time to put on your thinking-cap," his dad tells him. But where can he find it?
Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him.
Fred was bored. He didn't like going to the shopping centre with his mum and his little sister. But then by mistake he took the lift to the 99th floor and found an alien who needed his help.
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The enchanter Count Harken - the shadow in the painting of the Red King - is back and determined to stop Billy from discovering a life-changing family secret. His incredible power reaches out from the dark, magical land of Badlock, through space and time, to wreak revenge on Charlie and his friends. Charlie's ancestor, Otus Yewbeam, has been imprisoned in Badlock by Count Harken. Otus is a giant, married to Amoret, the Red King's daughter. But he is no match for the shadow's troll army, led by the sinister Oddthumb. Charlie is sucked into a painting of Badlock and tries to rescue Otus, and reunite him with Amoret. But can he outwit the troll army? And what about poor Runner Bean, who follows him? Meanwhile, Charlie's allies are under attack too. The Onimouses are forced to close the Pets' Cafe, Billy is under Count Harken's spell, and Dagbert-the-drowner seeks power over Tancred. There is a terrible battle in Bloor's Academy, with fatal consequences. Charlie will need all the luck he can get to outwit the powerful shadow of Badlock.
The highly anticipated conclusion to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Charlie Bone series! Charlie and his friends take on a powerful and dangerous magic in Book Eight of this extraordinary series. Wicked forces come to a head at Bloor's Academy, and Charlie and his friends must use all their skills and magic to fight the evil and save Charlie's parents. In his greatest adventure yet, Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King's heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness and find the answers?
When Elly and her family come to look after aunt's house, she sees at once that Stone Mouse is special, but her brother Ted says he's just a dirty old pebble. But then Ted is angry with everyone and everything - and as Stone Mouse soon discovers, that means trouble.
When Charlie turns twelve on New Year's Eve, the Flame Cats give him a grave warning: Something ancient has awoken, and Charlie must be watchful. Soon Charlie learns that the shadow from the Red King's portrait has been released, and that it will do anything to keep Charlie from finding his father. Meanwhile, pets are mysteriously vanishing from the city, and Olivia is in danger of revealing her newfound powers.
Charlie Bone has located his father, who is on a second honeymoon with his mother. However, eerie events unfold as a strange mist appears and howls echo at night. Meanwhile, someone is searching Charlie's house, raising questions about what they are after.
