Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa. Jenny Nimmo

      

      First published in Great Britain 2004 by Egmont UK Limited

       This edition published 2010

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      Text copyright © 2004 Jenny Nimmo

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      ISBN 978 1 4052 2545 8

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       For Gwenhwyfar, who found the boa, with love.

       _{Books by Jenny Nimmo}

      Midnight for Charlie Bone

      Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

      Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa

      Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

      Charlie Bone and the Hidden King

      Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf

      Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock

      Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

      The Snow Spider trilogy

      The Secret Kingdom

      Secret Creatures

       For younger readers

      Matty Mouse

      Farm Fun!

      Delilah

      Contents

       Cover

       Title page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Books by Jenny Nimmo

       The endowed children

       Prologue

       1. Someone dangerous

       2. The invisible boy

       3. Runner Bean is rumbled

       4. Sparkling stones

       5. The shape-shifter

       6. The starling

       7. Uncle Paton’s return

       8. A visit to Skarpo

       9. A very old mouse

       10. The wand

       11. Bull, bells and golden bats

       12. A sorcerer on the loose

       13. The flames and a journey

       14. The garden in Darkly Wynd

       15. Lysander’s plan

       16. The night of wind and spirits

       17. Ollie and the boa

       18. A belt of black jewels

      The children of the Red King, called the endowed

Manfred Bloor	Head boy of Bloor’s Academy. A hypnotiser. He is descended from Borlath, eldest son of the Red King. Borlath was a brutal and sadistic tyrant.
Asa Pike	A were-beast. He is descended from a tribe who lived in the Northern forests and kept strange beasts. Asa can change shape at dusk.
Billy Raven	Billy can communicate with animals. One of his ancestors conversed with ravens that sat on a gibbet where dead men hung. For this talent he was banished from his village.
Zelda Dobinski	Descended from a long line of Polish magicians. Zelda is telekenetic. She can move objects with her mind.
Lysander Sage	Descended from an African wise man. He can call up his spirit ancestors.
Tancred Torsson	A storm-bringer. His Scandinavian ancestor was named after the thunder god, Thor. Tancred can bring rain, wind, thunder and lightning.
Gabriel Silk	Gabriel can feel scenes and emotions through the clothes of others. He comes from a line of psychics.
Emma Tolly	Emma can fly. Her surname derives from the Spanish swordsman from Toledo, whose daughter married the Red King. He is therefore an ancestor to all the endowed Скачать книгу 1 2 3 4 5 > В конец