A great story starring Charlie Bone and his friends (both endowed and normal) at home and at Bloor's Academy. Charlie and his friends and family must help a lost traveler before the evildooers get to them and their powerful trinkets. Well written, great pace, great characters and what I like BEST about Jenny Nimmo is that her books stand alone, so she doesn't leave you hanging. ( )

I read the first Charlie Bone a long time ago - when it was new. At the time I felt it was a poor copy of the Harry Potter concept - too obviously deriviative. I finally returned to the series this week, reading the second book - and I think that this book manages to move away from the Harry Potter similarities and develop into a work in its own right.

The books are aimed at younger readers than Harry Potter, so comparisons are unfair. For their target audeince, these will be enjoyable books with a good adventure, and one that can be enjoyed by older readers too.

Not my favourite of Jenny Nimmo's work, but a good read all the same. ( )

The book is about a boy called charlie bone , his family is in war against each other and there are always people out to get him .he goes to a school called bloors where the endowed people are .There are quite a few books in this series I have got 3 and I have read 5 but i cant wait till I read them all !!! ( )

I enjoyed this installment in the series quite as much as the first. I'm enjoying watching adults "come out of the woodwork" to help Charlie. I liked that this book ended with another party. Even though there are wicked adults, there are adults that take care of the children in these novels, which is a good message. ( )

a very exciting book that I liked very much ( )