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Charlie Bone and the time twister

  • 2002 first published
  • 379 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 21 editions

Charlie Bone and the time twister is a 2002 time-travel fiction and witch fiction novel by Jenny Nimmo. The story is set in England. Characters include Charlie Bone. Key subjects include magic, brothers, boarding school students and school children.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 32 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 3 languages.

At about 379 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Charlie Bone and the time twister

Another year at Bloor's Academy and Charlie Bone runs into another adventure! Literally! What will Charlie do now that he is face to face with a mysterious boy displaced out of time and a mysterious glowing marble? What are the Yewbeam sisters up to? And Charlie's Father...?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Charlie Bone

Subjects

  • Juvenile fction
  • Magic
  • Brothers
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Boarding school students
  • School children
  • Cousins
  • Children's stories
  • Boarding schools
  • Schools
  • England
  • Time travel
  • Children's fiction
  • Child and youth fiction
  • Witches
  • Spies

Quick answers

Who wrote Charlie Bone and the time twister?

Charlie Bone and the time twister was written by Jenny Nimmo and first published in 2002.

What genre is Charlie Bone and the time twister?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Witch Fiction.

How long is Charlie Bone and the time twister?

The median edition has 379 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Charlie Bone and the time twister?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dance of the Gods, Witch Week and The House with a Clock in Its Walls.

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