Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain’s best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Shane Hegarty’s Darkmouth. An Academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy. Charlie’s Uncle Paton has dashed off to try to stop the Yewbeam aunts’ latest plan, but when Grandma Bone greets the arrival of a new student with delight, could this be what Paton left hoping to prevent? ‘A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter’ – The Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone With nearly 5 million copies sold, Jenny Nimmo’s fantasy series is still charming generations of children over a decade after Charlie Bone was first printed.