Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo

Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo

Charlie Bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals gone. Where have they gone - and why? Then, a strange girl appears outside Charlie's house. She tells him he must follow her to find the animals. Can he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals?

This book is a gripping fantasy tale of mystery, suitable for children and adultsIf you like Harry Potter you will love this. Harry, aged 8 * Books for Keeps *
“A fast moving, dialogue-driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter". -- Reviewer * The Bookseller *

Jenny Nimmo was born in Berkshire, but has lived in a converted watermill in Wales for the past thirty four years. Her husband is a painter and printmaker and they have three children and three grandchildren. She has worked in the theatre, in television and as a governess in Italy. For as long as she can remember, Jenny has loved books. She was six when she went to boarding school and reading was a wonderful escape, it allowed her to believe that she was somewhere else. She begn to write her own stories when she was ten. She cannot help using magic in her work because myths legends and fairy-tales were her favourite reading as a child, and they have remained at the back of her mind ever since. In 1986 her book `The Snow Spider’ won the Smarties Grand Prix and, in 1987, was awarded the Tir na n’Og by the Welsh Arts Council. `The Rinaldi Ring’ was chosen as Guardian Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal, for which she received a commendation.Five of Jenny’s eight books about Charlie Bone in `The Children of the Red King’ series were on the New York Times bestseller list, and she has now completed `The Secret Kingdom Trilogy’ a prequel to the Charlie Bone Books..

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781405228206
ISBN 10	1405228202
Title	Charlie Bone and the Hidden King
Author	Jenny Nimmo
Series	Charlie Bone
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Egmont UK Ltd
Year published	2010-06-04
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.