Book 1: The Snow Spider Book 2: Emlyn's Moon Book 3: The Chestnut Soldier British author Jenny Nimmo writes about spell-casting cats and youngsters who inherit magical powers. The author of more than four dozen books for children and young-adult readers, Nimmo did not begin writing in earnest until she became a mother, though she had always written far-fetched, sometimes gory tales when she was in her teens. "A lot of people, my teachers particularly..