ABANDONED. A boy who could look at a photograph and see the people moving, almost like a little video

[Ffion]

about a year ago I read this book, and I didn't really have high expectations or anything, I was just readaing it because I had finished everything else I had from the library, anyway, it was the second one, (I am not sure whether there were just two books or whether it was part of a trilogy)
I hadn't read the first, but it was about a boy who could look at a photograph and see the people moving, almost like a little video and he went to this school with his friend: a boy who couldn't wear second hand clothes because he could feel the emotions of the previous owner or something.
I think there was a magic teleporting glass ball that an old lady who always wore black, and walked around at night gave him. Also not too sure how reliable this part is - I think there was a girl or a boy who slept in the music tower and the boy brought them food or saved them from something like a monster, not too sure!

If anyone has heard/knows of this book please let me know! I have been looking for it for quite a while now.

Oh and I think the cover was blue, with a drawn figure of a brown haired boy and a gold glass ball! If that helps!
thank you

[Megan]

I think you're talking about the Children of the Red King series. The second book in the series is Charlie Bone and the Time Twister.

[Viola]

Charlie bone! I don't know which one, by Jenny nimmo?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ffion, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Ffion, are you still looking for this or did you find it?"

No response in 2 years. Moving to Abandoned.