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Nancy Farmer

Nancy Farmer
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Nancy Farmer

Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: The Ear, the Eye and the Arm; A Girl Named Disaster; and The House of the Scorpion, which, in 2002, also won the National Book Award. Other books include The Sea of Trolls, The Land of the Silver Apples, The Islands of the Blessed, Do You Know Me, The Warm Place, and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in Menlo Park, California.

The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 16, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 19, 2012
A Christmas Carol is now available in eBook
Mar 13, 2012
A Christmas Carol will be released on March 13, 2012 in eBook
Mar 13, 2012
The House of the Scorpion will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
The House of the Scorpion is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in Hardcover
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in eAudio
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in Compact Disk
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in eBook
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed is now available in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eAudio, eBook
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed is now available in Compact Disk, eAudio
Oct 20, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Land of the Silver Apples
Oct 19, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 3 from The House of the Scorpion
Oct 16, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 3 from The Islands of the Blessed
Oct 15, 2009
Sep 24, 2009
The Land of the Silver Apples is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Aug 25, 2009

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Lehigh Valley Express-Times, April 17, 2012
...Adrienne Gardner Choices this week: ?The Invention of Hugo Cabret? by Brian Selznick; The Sea of Trolls? by Nancy Farmer; ?Charlotte?s Web? by E.B. White Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. Nationally syndicated, Kendal...
Naperville Sun, April 13, 2012
...of athletics. This gives them the opportunity.” Jefferson student Elizabeth Cablk read “The House of the Scorpion,” by Nancy Farmer. The 12-year-old said the program provided a new and interesting way to approach reading. “The highlight for me...
Battle Creek Enquirer, March 28, 2012
...of California, where she has to build shelter, find food and defend herself.A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer: Another good story about a 12-year-old girl who has to survive, this time in the wilderness of Africa. Nhamo escapes an arranged marriage...
Saanich News, March 26, 2012
...and The Hunger Games, Incarceron is a riveting story that will have you reaching for the next instalment. Nancy Farmer’s Sea of Trolls trilogy is set in the year 793. Jack, who has been apprenticed to the local bard, lives with his younger sister Lucy,...
Naperville Patch, March 26, 2012
...This mom isn't above bribery to get her son to read. new Embed | Share The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Rick Riordan Photos (1) Photos Credit Rick Riordan | Search Patch Archive...
The Tri-City News, March 21, 2012
...Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper; Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver; The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer; and Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick. Competing middle schools are: Sir Frederick Banting, Citadel, Como Lake, Hillcrest,...
Summerland Review, March 8, 2012
...Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper; Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver; The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer; and Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick. Competing middle schools include Sir Frederick Banting, Citadel, Como Lake, Hillcrest,...
Shelby Star, March 2, 2012
...Scott “The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn” by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler “The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer “The Other Half of My Heart” by Sundee T. Frazier “The Other Side of Truth” by Beverley Naidoo “The Red Pyramid” by Rick...
Del Mar Times, March 2, 2012
...AARP TAX AIDE PROGRAM FREE TAX  PREPARATION AND FILING SERVICE FOR SENIORS 60 YEARS AND OLDER,  LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS AARP volunteers will provide free tax filing services for seniors and low income tax payers under $60,000 income per year.  AARP Tax...
Medford Mail Tribune, February 26, 2012
...colleges to large powerhouses such as MIT. "We're not for everyone, and we know it," said Nancy Farmer, president of the St. Louis-based Private College 529 Plan. It's for "solid, middle-class families who may not qualify for financial aid but want the...
This is the West Country, February 18, 2012
...one of her paintings displayed in the prestigious Cork Street Gallery in London. 'A Murder of Crows' by Nancy Farmer will be on show as part of the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters In Colour. Like much of her work, the painting neatly...
BCLocalNews.com, February 13, 2012
...The House of the Scorpion, takes readers from prehistory right into a dystopian future. Award-winning science fiction author Nancy Farmer spins a complex tale of bioethics as she explores the moral complexities of cloning. Young Matt is alternately...
Parksville Qualicum News, February 13, 2012
...The House of the Scorpion, takes readers from prehistory right into a dystopian future. Award-winning science fiction author Nancy Farmer spins a complex tale of bioethics as she explores the moral complexities of cloning. Young Matt is alternately...
Saanich News, February 13, 2012
...The House of the Scorpion, takes readers from prehistory right into a dystopian future. Award-winning science fiction author Nancy Farmer spins a complex tale of bioethics as she explores the moral complexities of cloning. Young Matt is alternately...