Charlie's Monsters (Paperback, ePub edition)


Hogwarts meets Men in Black in a thrilling comic adventure about a very gifted boy who joins a monster fighting academy. Charlie Benjamin is not like other children - when he sleeps he has terrible nightmares, and when he wakes it is to find his room has been wrecked. Then one day he wakes up to find a monster by his bed. Luckily, a band of monster-hunting strangers arrives and saves him, only to whisk him away for interrogation by the mysterious "Nightmare Division". It turns out that Charlie has the "Gift" - a rare ability to open portals into the dimension where monsters lurk, and the explanation for the devastating force of his nightmares. But his gift makes him a danger to himself and others: when he is made to open a portal his power is so great that he inadvertently wakes Barakkas, one of the most powerful and evil of all monsters. Threatened with "Reduction" (a lobotomy that would remove his imagination) Charlie is saved by the wise Headmaster of the Nightmare Academy, where he is taken to explore his talents - and prepare for the coming showdown with Barakkas...

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Hogwarts meets Men in Black in a thrilling comic adventure about a very gifted boy who joins a monster fighting academy. Charlie Benjamin is not like other children - when he sleeps he has terrible nightmares, and when he wakes it is to find his room has been wrecked. Then one day he wakes up to find a monster by his bed. Luckily, a band of monster-hunting strangers arrives and saves him, only to whisk him away for interrogation by the mysterious "Nightmare Division". It turns out that Charlie has the "Gift" - a rare ability to open portals into the dimension where monsters lurk, and the explanation for the devastating force of his nightmares. But his gift makes him a danger to himself and others: when he is made to open a portal his power is so great that he inadvertently wakes Barakkas, one of the most powerful and evil of all monsters. Threatened with "Reduction" (a lobotomy that would remove his imagination) Charlie is saved by the wise Headmaster of the Nightmare Academy, where he is taken to explore his talents - and prepare for the coming showdown with Barakkas...

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This book belongs to my teenage daughter and I read it "just because" and I loved it. Its written with teens in mind, so it's easy reading and uncomplicated, but original and very enjoyable. A definite "must have" for teens and any adult who wants a quick easy, enjoyable read thats different and original.

Product Details

General

Imprint

HarperCollins Publishers

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Nightmare Academy, Book 1

Release date

March 2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

March 2008

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

336

Edition

ePub edition

ISBN-13

978-0-00-725719-5

Barcode

9780007257195

Categories

LSN

0-00-725719-8



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