She cannot help using magic in her work because myths legends and fairy-tales were her favourite reading as a child, and they have remained at the back of her mind ever since. She begn to write her own stories when she was ten. She was six when she went to boarding school and reading was a wonderful escape, it allowed her to believe that she was somewhere else. For as long as she can remember, Jenny has loved books. She has worked in the theatre, in television and as a governess in Italy. Her husband is a painter and printmaker and they have three children and three grandchildren. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.Jenny Nimmo was born in Berkshire, but has lived in a converted watermill in Wales for the past thirty four years. She has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. 'Dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author Artemis Cooper on Midnight for Charlie Bone 'A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter' - Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. Have you collected all of the Charlie Bone series? Midnight for Charlie Bone Charlie Bone and the Time Twister Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors Charlie Bone and the Hidden King Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock Charlie Bone and the Red Knight Also look out for The Snow Spider trilogy. Can he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals? The fifth instalment of the international best-selling series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone. Could the discovery of an ancient mirror, and the movement of the shadow in the Red King's portrait have something to do with it? Then a strange girl appears outside Charlie's house. Charlie Bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals gone. An Academy for magic and special talents. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and Shane Hegarty's Darkmouth. Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure.
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