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    <body><![CDATA[A great addition to the series.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book 3 stars/ most of the series 4 stars<br/>Charlie Bone believes he is a normal ten year old English boy, but when he discovers that he can hear conversations taking place in the photographs around him, his domineering Grandmother Bone sends him off to attend Bloors Academy for Gifted Childr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42978685">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I really liked the fiction book, Charlie Bone and the Shadow. The main characters are Charlie Bone, Emma Tolly, Tancred Torsson, Lasinder Sage, Olivia Vertigo, Dagbert Endless, Dorcas Loom, Titana Tilpin, Paton Yewbeam, Erick Shellhorn, Billy Raven, Harken the enchanter, Ountus Yewbeam, and finally...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40154775">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I must say, of all of the books, this was not my favorite but I did give it 4 stars because it was still good and a must read for any Charlie Bone lover!<br/>Count Harken Badlock is back and this time, he trys to trap Charlie and Ben's dog Runner Bean in a painting. However, Charlie escapes but Runn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74323804">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have loved this series so far, so I don't know if it is just this title, or what.  But the stories are starting to seem a little repetitive.  Sure, the actual problem is new, but poor Charlie solves it in a predictable way (for those who have read the other books), and I was really bothered, for t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39051380">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[#7 Children of the Red King YA fantasy series. Charlie and his endowed friends, all descendents of the fabled Red King, all attendees of Bloor's Academy, are once again under attack by the nasty side of the family tree. Charlie's parents are still away on their extended second honeymoon, and Charlie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78836301">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So I really loved this book.  It only takes place during one maybe two weeks of school for Charlie.  Charlie is lured into a painting with the Shadow.  Runner Bean is also lured for a different reason.  Charlie gets out but Runner doesn't.  He has to rescure Runner and Billy who also gets lured into...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34330567">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A must-read for those who have read all of the previous Charlie Bone books, but nothing much of substance happens here.  I was hoping for much more.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this series.  Since it is for grade-schoolers book it is a quick read and it has some magic elements although the world of Charlie Bone is grounded more in our world than say a Harry Potter world.  I do think the fight against the dark-side (can't resist a little Star Wars reference) is more ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38996790">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as good as the previous six in the series. Can't wait for #8. Another year?!?]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another good one from Jenny Nimmo.  I am sorry that Simon Russell Beale is no longer narrating the audiobooks.  Simon Jones just doesn't do some of the voices right!<br/><br/>Charlie and his friends have another encounter with the evil enchanter, Count Harkan.  The enchanter, still trapped in Badl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35949856">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[it was a scary sad and enjoyable book.  i cant wait for the next one!]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know why I read these. They're an annoying Harry Potter rip-off in many ways, but they do have some interesting and more original bits. This one, however, is just annoying. Almost everything that happens in it is a near-repeat of stuff from earlier books in the series, and you get hardly any...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77264164">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[**SPOILERS**<br/>So, this was supposedly the last of the books in this series, however, I learned from my librarian there is one more, which is good since this one left too many loose ends. This book was the same basic formula as the others. I guess the thing that gets me is that Charlie's underlyi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73348252">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the Charlie Bone series almost as much as I love Harry Potter! Charlie is a descendant of the Red King, a medieval sorcerer. Many of his descendants have special powers. Charlie can hear what people in pictures are saying and sometimes he goes into the picture. The Red King's descendants go t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42810122">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series just keeps getting better!  I am, however, getting a little frustrated with the cliffhanger endings.  I want to read the next book already!<br/><br/>One thing I think is great--at least Nimmo acknowledges the absence of adult role models and the frustration that causes for kids.  Harry...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36147148">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Charlie Bone is a good series.  The author's humor and style remind me a bit of Harry Potter meets Snicket.   The plotlines, however, are original.  I like that Charlie remains friends with his next door neighbor who does not have a magic skill.  Many of the characters have depth, they are not all g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81420848">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[thought after 7 books the plot would get a bit slow but it doesnt, not sure how many books there are in the serise but will need to go and get book 8. much prefered them to the Harry Potter books and yes they are meant for young adults but i found them really good for just reading and relaxing espec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76371185">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late? <p>Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?<p><p><p>Jenny Nimmo is an award-winning author who lives with her painter husband in a converted mill in Wales. Her books include THE SNOW SPIDER, winner of the Smarties Prize, EMYLN'S MOON, THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER, and GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. THE OWL TREE won the Smarties Gold Prize Award for six- to eight-year-olds, and THE CHARLIE BONE books have repeatedly found their way on to bestseller lists.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun book, but was definitely my least favorite in the Charlie Bone series. It ended as a cliff-hanger, which I'm fine with, but it wasn't well done.<br/>A new plot was added in the last 30 or so pages of the book and that plot was resolved by the end. I felt Jenny Nimmo departed from the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58707718">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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