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Jenny Nimmo
British author of children's books · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1944 · age 82
Jenny Nimmo is a British author of children's books, including fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for 40 years.
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She is probably best known for two series of fantasy novels: The Magician Trilogy (1986-1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and Children of the Red King (2002-2010), featuring schoolchildren endowed with magical powers. The Snow Spider, first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as the year's best originally English-language book with an authentic Welsh background. The Stone Mouse was highly commended for the 1993 Carnegie Medal. Several others of hers have been shortlisted for children's book awards.