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412 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
July, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-54526-9$$9.95
(4)
4-6Children of the Red King series.
Back at Bloor's Academy for magically endowed children, Charlie Bone finds a classmate turned invisible by a magic snake, his uncle is hexed by his aunts, and the friendly art teacher is kidnapped. Although the setting isn't thoroughly inhabited and the focus sometimes strays from the constant danger to, say, the school play, this Harry Potter wannabe is getting into its stride.