Books like Midnight for Charlie Bone

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo reads as mysterious, enchanting. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Nightfall

Shannon Messenger · 2017

Both explore friendship & magic

70% genome match

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling · 2005

Both explore magic & friendship

70% genome match

The iron trial

Holly Black · 2014

Both explore magic & friendship

70% genome match

Demigods & magicians

Rick Riordan · 2000

Both explore friendship & magic

67% genome match

The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani · 2007

Both explore friendship

64% genome match

The Kingdom of Fantasy

Elisabetta Dami · 2005

Both explore friendship & magic

65% genome match

The magic Faraway Tree

Enid Blyton · 1943

Both explore friendship & magic

68% genome match

First class murder

Robin Stevens · 2015

Both explore boarding school & friendship

67% genome match

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One)

Tamora Pierce · 2018

Both explore magic & friendship

67% genome match

Fablehaven

Brandon Mull · 2006

Both explore magic

64% genome match

Peter and the Shadow Thieves

Dave Barry · 2006

Both explore magic & friendship

67% genome match

The Worst Witch (The Worst Witch #1)

Jill Murphy · 1974

Both explore magic & friendship

64% genome match