The Chestnut Soldier by Jenny Nimmo
I recently read several of Jenny Nimmo's books.
http://www.jennynimmo.me.uk/index.html
She's a kids' author I always enjoy!! One is from her Snow Spider series--The Chestnut Soldier. It is the third book in the series. The first is The Snow Spider (1988), the second, Emlyn's Moon (1990) the last of the series of The Chestnut Soldier (1991). This series was written before her Red King/Charlie Bone Series. The snow spider series is set in Wales. A boy discovers he is the ancestor of a powerful magician--not an illusionist--but a magic magician! The spider helps him with the magic...and of course the magic causes him trouble. Here is a short synopsis from Wikipedia--which is usually a good place to look up stuff about book series: The books, set in 20th century Wales, revolve around a boy named Gwyn. His grandmother gives him five odd gifts for his ninth birthday. They take him on a quest to discover whether he is a magician like his Celtic ancestors, and help him to unravel the mystery of his sister Bethan's mysterious disappearance.
http://www.jennynimmo.me.uk/index.html
She's a kids' author I always enjoy!! One is from her Snow Spider series--The Chestnut Soldier. It is the third book in the series. The first is The Snow Spider (1988), the second, Emlyn's Moon (1990) the last of the series of The Chestnut Soldier (1991). This series was written before her Red King/Charlie Bone Series. The snow spider series is set in Wales. A boy discovers he is the ancestor of a powerful magician--not an illusionist--but a magic magician! The spider helps him with the magic...and of course the magic causes him trouble. Here is a short synopsis from Wikipedia--which is usually a good place to look up stuff about book series: The books, set in 20th century Wales, revolve around a boy named Gwyn. His grandmother gives him five odd gifts for his ninth birthday. They take him on a quest to discover whether he is a magician like his Celtic ancestors, and help him to unravel the mystery of his sister Bethan's mysterious disappearance.
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