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Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
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Children of the Red King: Book 4

Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Jenny Nimmo (Author) (edit contributors)

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Back in Bloor's Academy, Charlie's power takes on a new dimension. He meets a new gallery of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But not all is well. Billy has been adopted by the deGreys, a... read more

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  • Charlie Bone: One of the endowed Children of the Red King, Charlie can hear voices from photographs, and occasionally enters pictures of all kinds.
  • Billy Raven: An endowed orphan at Bloor's Academy, talks to animals.
  • Tancred Torsson: One of Charlie's friends at Bloor's, can conjure weather.
  • Olivia Vertigo: One of Charlie's friends at Bloors, unendowed but a talented actress.
  • Manfred Bloor: A graduate of Bloor's Academy, now working at the school. Manfred is endowed and can hypnotize people.
  • Gabriel Silk: One of Charlie's friends, can experience the emotion of people whose clothes he wears.
  • Emma Tolly: One of Charlie's friends, can take the form of any bird.
  • Paton Yewbeam: Uncle Paton is Charlie's great uncle. He has the power to boost other power sources to make them explode.
  • Lysander Sage: One of Charlie's friends, can summon the spirits of his African ancestors
  • Alice Angel: A mysterious woman who owns a flower shop in the city.
  • Cook: The head cook at Bloor's, watches over the endowed children and helps Charlie and his friends
  • Albert Tuccini: A man trapped in the Castle of Mirrors that Charlie believes is his father.
  • Grandma Bone: Charlie's paternal grandmother. Mean,odd and always sleeping
  • Dr. Saltweather: Head of the music department at Bloor's
  • Joshua Tilpin: A new endowed student at Bloor's - he has a magnetic personality, both literally and figuratively
  • Dr. Bloor: Headmaster of Bloor's Academy, unendowed
  • Mrs. Silk: Gabriel's mother
  • Felix Gunn: Fidelio's older brother, briefly a music teacher at Bloor's
  • Mr. Pilgrim: A mysterious piano teacher at Bloor's, currently missing
  • Mr. Weedon: Groundskeeper at Bloor's
  • Amadis: One of 10 direct descendents of the Red King, killed in the Castle of Mirrors
  • Julia Ingledew: Emma's aunt and only known relative
  • Mr. Onimous: Travels with the Flames on occasion, works with his wife at the Pets' Cafe
  • Ezekiel Bloor: Manfred's great-grandfather, a formerly powerful magician
  • Dorcas Loom: One of Manfred's allies, can enchant clothing
  • Borlath: One of the 10 direct descendents of the Red King
  • Mrs. Gunn: Fidelio's mother, a singer
  • Christopher Crowquill: Billy Raven's distant relative
  • Rita: Gabriel's favorite gerbil
  • Fidelio Gunn: One of Charlie's friends at Bloor's, unendowed but a talented musician
  • Eustacia Yewbeam: Charlie's great-aunt
  • Mrs. Vertigo: Olivia's mother
  • The Flames: Aries, Sagittarius, and Leo - strange, flame-colored cats that always seem to appear when they are needed.
  • Tantalaus Ebony: Mysterious new professor at Bloor's, seems to have multiple personalities
  • Lucretia Yewbeam: Charlie's great-aunt
  • Maisie Jones: Charlie's maternal grandmother. Nice, loves to cook
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The endowed are all descended from the ten children of the Red King, a magician-king who left Africa in the twelfth century, accompanied by three leopards.

Table of Contents edit see section history

The Endowed Children
Prologue
1. A Fatal Sneeze
2. The Phantom Horse
3. The Boy With Paper In His Hair
4. Detention For Charlie
5. Billy's Oath
6. Alice Angel
7. The Book Of Amadis
8. The White Moth
9. A Man Trapped In Glass
10. The Jailbird
11. The Passing House
12. Breaking The Force Field
13. The Battle of Oaths And Spirits
14. Children Of The Queen
15. The Enchanted Cape
16. The Wall Of History
17. The Black Yew
18. Losing The Balance
19. Olivia's Talent
20. The Warrior
21. The Captives' Story

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 8 in Children of the Red King. (standard series)

Preceded by Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, and followed by Charlie Bone and the Hidden King.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jenny Nimmo (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 2005
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Page Count: 410

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