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Family Book Club ("Midnight for Charlie Bone" Part 2)

Family Book Club
by Tess

The votes are in and the winner for April is "A Snicker of Magic" by Natalie Lloyd! You can check out a copy here on HooplaDigital with your library card!

In this club we read middle grade fiction appropriate for ages 6 - 12, but anyone is welcome if you enjoy children's literature! I will be posting discussion questions weekly based on the book we are reading and I will also provide activities that relate. Please comment on the discussion questions so we can stay connected through reading!

March's book: "Midnight for Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo

Questions for "Midnight for Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo
Leave your answers in the comments below!

How did you feel about Runner Bean's accident? Who did you think did it? Were you worried about him?

How did Emma (Emilia) wake up? Remember your guess about how they were going to do it -- were you right?

Why do the Bloors want Emma (Emilia) to stay asleep?

How did you feel about the Ruin Game? Were you worried for Charlie?

How did Uncle Paton help make things work out for Emma (Emilia)?

What did you think of the book? Please share your thoughts and bring up anything else you'd like to talk about!

Click here for an activity based on "Midnight for Charlie Bone"

Posted by [email protected] On 30 March, 2020 at 3:02 PM 3 Comments

Comments

Reid (Guest) said On 01 April, 2020 at 1:14 PM

1. I felt sad. I thought it was Aunt Eustacia. Yes I was worried about him. 2.The ringing,chanting,shining knight woke her up. I thought they were just going to wake her up. no. 3.The Bloors wanted Emilia to stay asleep so nobody would know that Emilia was Emma. 4.I felt very worried that somebody would get lost like the girl. Yes I was worried for Charlie. 5. Uncle Paton gave miss Ingledew Emma's birth certificate.

Grant (Guest) said On 01 April, 2020 at 12:45 PM

1) I felt really sad. I thought that Runner Bean would die. I thought that the babysitter was the one who hurt Runner Bean. I was worried about him. 2) I they woke her up with the song. 3) The Bloors wanted to keep Emilia asleep so none knew that she was Emma. 4) I thought that the ruin games would be cool. I was not worried that Charlie would get lost. 5) Uncle Paton gave Emma her birth certificate so she could live with her aunt

Addy & teddy bates (Guest) said On 30 March, 2020 at 6:18 PM

1) sad and worried about Runner. Teddy thinks the aunt was responsible somehow. Addy thinks the boy who was a wearbear might be responsible.yes they were both worried about runner. 2)she woke up from the music that came out of the box. 3) They might have wanted her powers. They didn’t want her to find Mrs Ingledew. 4)it was exciting but they were not really worried about Charlie dying or anything . Billy was being a jerk during the ruin game. It was unreasonable game for kids. 5) uncle Paton exploded a bunch of lightbulbs and threatened them for the papers (proof) about Emma’s identity 6) (addy thought) it was very mysterious which was fun. (Teddy thought) it was a very good book and was interested in the comparisons to the Harry Potter books. He wondered is it was like Harry Potter where most people don’t know about powers/ magic?