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Charlie Bone ist ein ganz normaler Junge. Zumindest glaubt er das, bis plötzlich eines Tages ein Foto zu ihm spricht. Hocherfreut über die magische Gabe ihres Enkels, schickt Grandma Bone Charlie auf die Bloor-Akademie, eine Schule für außergewöhnlich begabte Kinder. Der Beginn eines haarsträubenden Abenteuers, in dem drei düstere Tanten, ein geheimnisvoller Kasten und ein verschwundenes Mädchen eine wichtige Rolle spielen.

Tatty Apple enters Owen-Owen’s life all of a sudden, one cold spring day when the wind is high on the wild mountainside. Owen has never seen such an extraordinary rabbit before - green and brown, like an apple that’s waited too long.‘A mischief maker!’ says Mrs Owen, when she finds the family sitting room turned upside down. ‘Stop thief!’ cries Mrs Price as the shiny box of chocolates vanishes from her shop. Only Owen-Owen knows the secret of the green rabbit’s extraordinary powers....

For sixty-five years Toby the toy panda has lain in the dark loft. Now, trouble in the house wakes him: the arrival of child-hating Mrs Malevant, who’s come to mind Izzy and her siblings while their parents are away. Somehow Toby speaks to Izzy, just as he used to speak to his former owner, her great-uncle Maurice. The children desperately need the support of their great-uncle and Aunt Folly to stand up to Mrs Malevant. Can Toby help restore happiness to the house?

The night Evan Llyr phones, Gwyn, the boy magician, takes out the magic gift his grandmother warned him against: the mutilated figure of a horse. Gwyn feels pity and longs to do what he must never do – set the captured demon free and take away its pain. Gwyn feels a strange affinity with Evan, the chestnut-haired soldier, but soon the charming Evan shows the terrible dark side of his nature. Gwyn knows that he must do battle and one of them will perish....

Charlie Bone wakes one snowy morning to find every creature in the city has vanished. What strange forces have been unleashed - and does the portrait of the Red King have something to do with it?The sixth thrilling story in the Charlie Bone series, from acclaimed author Jenny Nimmo.

Charlie and his friends are back in danger, and the balance of power between the Children of the Red King has never been more dangerous. In a dark laboratory deep within Bloor’s Academy, Manfred and Ezekiel are brewing up a very nasty kind of trouble for Charlie Bone...The fifth fantastic story in the Charlie Bone series, from acclaimed author Jenny Nimmo.

Charlie Bone has finally found his father, but he’s disappeared again - on a second honeymoon with Charlie’s mother. But there’s no time to miss them, for there’s a strange salty mist in the air, and chilling howls in the night. And someone has been searching Charlie’s house. What are they looking for? And could Dagbert, the new boy with pale lips and cold aquamarine eyes, have something to do with it?

Charlie Bone is back at Bloor's Academy, where a dark secret is emerging. A boy was once lost in the attics and never seen again. Charlie Bone is intrigued, and ventures up there to see if he can find a clue about what happened to him. There he finds Ollie Sparks - but he has become invisible thanks to a hug from the legendary blue boa.... Charlie has problems of his own - Uncle Paton has disappeared, and it is up to Charlie to get him back.

The yellow letter arrived on a Saturday, otherwise Henry would have been at school. The envelope was such a bright, sunny colour, no one would have believed that it contained a bombshell. Less than 10 minutes after the arrival of the mysterious letter, Henry is on the run with his Auntie Pearl, possibly never to return home. Henry has a secret.

The enchanter Count Harken – the shadow in the painting of the Red King – is determined to stop Billy from discovering a life-changing family secret. His incredible power reaches out from the dark land of Badlock to wreak revenge on Charlie and his friends. Charlie’s ancestor, Otus Yewbeam – a giant, married to Amoret, the Red King’s daughter – has been imprisoned in Badlock by Count Harken. Charlie is sucked into a painting of Badlock and tries to rescue Otus. But can he outwit the shadow’s troll army?

A dark secret is emerging from Bloor's Academy. A boy was once lost in the attics and never seen again. Charlie Bone is intrigued, but he has problems of his own. Uncle Paton has disappeared.

Proud, beautiful Delilah, the mistress of the magic arts, is appalled. Edward, her owner, has gone on holiday - without her. So Delilah decides to leave home. By midnight she is miles away. And when she reaches the grim city, the nightmare really begins. If only she had the power to shrink humans like she can shrink dogs....

Looking at the sky one frosty night, Marty sees the Dog Star, in all its brilliance, for the first time. Although she has Tiggy, her cat, Marty longs for a dog; she’d call it Star.Later that night, when the Dog Star’s light beams into her room, she discovers a real, live dog beneath her bed, and it seems that her wish has come true. But will Star bring Marty and her family happiness?

In den dunkeln Gemäuern der Bloor-Akademie warten neue Abenteuer auf Charlie und seine Freunde: ein seltsames Mädchen, das nicht das ist, was es zu sein scheint, ein Unsichtbarer, der durch die Schule geistert und gerne Marmelade isst, ein durchgeknallter Zauberer, der aus seinem Gemälde verschwindet und dringend wieder dorthin verfrachtet werden muss, und eine geheimnisvolle blaue Boa, die der Schlüssel zu allem ist.

Deliliah - huge, fluffy, grey, wide-golden-eyed - is a cat who specializes in dogspells. When dogs start shrinking - and worse - Annie steps in, but she has a soft spot for Delilah. The author's other books include The Snow Spider, winner of the Smarties Grand Prix.

Tabby Jack watched the hooded stranger. Could he believe what he was seeing? Slowly she uncurled her fingers and there, on her crinkly pale palm, were two tiny creatures, as small as grasshoppers, so delicate a shiver might break them, but undoubtedly dogs! When the dogs arrive there is only one thing the cats can do - fetch Delilah, whose knowledge of magic is a match for anyone...

Dando the dragon can't fly. And he's lost in the land where the dreadful Doggins lurk and where dangerous humans have arrived. But with the help of an orphan girl, Dando finds himself on an incredible adventure to find his way home in The Dragon's Child. In the Night of the Unicorn Amber feels the shooting stars she saw in the night were trying to tell her something.

Noch nie waren Charlie Bone und seine Freunde in größerer Gefahr. Der finstere Schattenlord will ihre Stadt unterwerfen. Dafür schart er mächtige Verbündete um sich: die habgierigen Bloors, Hexen und Magier, einen Schwertkämpfer aus der Vergangenheit und Steinmonster, die ein dunkler Zauber zum Leben erweckt hat. Charlie ist fest entschlossen, den Schattenlord aufzuhalten, und bekommt unerwartet Hilfe von einem geheimnisvollen Ritter.

Ein düsteres Gemälde bringt Charlie Bone und seinen Freunden jede Menge Scherereien. Wer in das verhexte Bild hineingezogen wird, landet im Reich des finsteren Schattenlords. Dort funkeln niemals die Sterne und fiese Wächter lauern überall. Charlie will die Gefangenen des Lords befreien und bekommt dabei am eigenen Leib zu spüren, wie überaus mächtig sein Gegner ist.

Charlie Bone ist mal wieder in Schwierigkeiten. Ein äußerst widerlicher Schüler klebt wie ein Blutegel an ihm und vertreibt seine Freunde. Dabei braucht Charlie seine Vertrauten gerade jetzt ganz dringend. Der Wolfsjunge Asa ist spurlos verschwunden, grässliche Steinfiguren werden von einem Zauberer zum Leben erweckt und der geheimnisvolle Rote Ritter lässt sich ein Schwert schmieden, das ihn unbesiegbar macht.