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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 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.

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The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in Hardcover
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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, eBook, eAudio
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed is now available in Compact Disk, eAudio
Oct 20, 2009
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Chapter 1 from Land of the Silver Apples
Oct 19, 2009
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Chapter 3 from The House of the Scorpion
Oct 16, 2009
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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
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on August 25, 2009 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Chapter 3 from The Islands of the Blessed
Aug 07, 2009
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The Sea of Trolls has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
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The House of the Scorpion
Mar 19, 2009
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Text Excerpt 1 from The Sea of Trolls (UK Edition)
Jan 29, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
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The House of the Scorpion is now available in eAudio
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The Islands of the Blessed will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on October 21, 2008 in Compact Disk
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on June 20, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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The Land of the Silver Apples will be released on August 21, 2007 in Hardcover
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The Land of the Silver Apples is now available in Hardcover
Aug 21, 2007
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The Sea of Trolls will be released on May 23, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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The Sea of Trolls is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Sea of Trolls will be released on May 25, 2005 in eBook
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Full-Blooded Fantasy will be released on May 10, 2005 in eBook
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The Sea of Trolls will be released on September 07, 2004 in Hardcover
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The House of the Scorpion will be released on April 27, 2004 in Trade Paperback
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The House of the Scorpion
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Hibbing Daily Tribune, October 19, 2009
...it, well, itll be the end of the world as we know it ... The Sea of Trolls, by Nancy Farmer (2004); Grades 6 & Up; Sequel: The Land of Silver Apples (2007) Despair, Hope, Life, Death, Magic andNorse Mythology! Jack, a common farm boy, becomes a Bards...
Earthtimes.org, October 8, 2009
...Contest winners that have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller's list include: Patrick Rothfuss, Jo Beverley, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Dave Wolverton, Sean Williams and Tim Myers. Let's also mention highly popular Dean Wesley Smith (Men In...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, October 1, 2009
...Wesley Smith, Bruce Holland Rogers, KD Wentworth, James Alan Gardner, Sean Williams, Steve Baxter, Jay Lake, Patrick Rothfuss, Nancy Farmer, Eric Flint, Steven Savile and Jeff Carlson. Others are just now making their mark -- including several of the...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, September 8, 2009
...Goes to School' by Mary Ann Fraser, 'Wanda's Monster' by Eileen Spinelli, 'House of the Scorpion' by Nancy Farmer Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies were a nutty bunch of pirates. They...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, August 4, 2009
...librarian: Catherine Stewart Choices this week: 'Kitten's First Full Moon' by Kevin Henkes, 'Casey Jones' Fireman' by Nancy Farmer, 'The Man Who Made Time Travel' by Kathryn Lasky Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. by...
Business First of Buffalo, July 9, 2009
...Resurrected Man), Jo Beverly (Dark Champion), Dave Wolverton (Star Wars), Karen Joy Fowler (The Jane Austen Book Club), Nancy Farmer (The Ear, the Eye and the Arm) and Patrick Rothfuss (The Name Of The Wind). 'It's free and anyone can enter,' says Joni...
PR Newswire, May 28, 2009
...Resurrected Man), Jo Beverly (Dark Champion), Dave Wolverton (Star Wars), Karen Joy Fowler (The Jane Austen Book Club), Nancy Farmer (The Ear, the Eye and the Arm) and Patrick Rothfuss (The Name Of The Wind). 'It's free and anyone can enter,' says Joni...
Yahoo! Canada, May 28, 2009
...Resurrected Man), Jo Beverly (Dark Champion), Dave Wolverton (Star Wars), Karen Joy Fowler (The Jane Austen Book Club), Nancy Farmer (The Ear, the Eye and the Arm) and Patrick Rothfuss (The Name Of The Wind).'It's free and anyone can enter,' says Joni...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, May 21, 2009
...Paradise), Sean Williams (Star Wars), Karen Joy Fowler (Jane Austen Book Club), Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind), Nancy Farmer (The Ear, the Eye and the Arm), Jo Beverley (A Lady's Secret), and Dean Wesley Smith (Men In Black), to name but a few. At...
Yahoo! Canada, May 21, 2009
...Paradise), Sean Williams (Star Wars), Karen Joy Fowler (Jane Austen Book Club), Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind), Nancy Farmer (The Ear, the Eye and the Arm), Jo Beverley (A Lady's Secret), and Dean Wesley Smith (Men In Black), to name but a few. At...
Yahoo! Canada, May 7, 2009
...and 3,000 short stories, with several becoming New York Times best-selling authors, including, Jo Beverly, Dave Farland, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Patrick Rothfuss, and Sean Williams. 'With only 3 in 10,000 stories written in the US ever getting...
Street Insider, April 28, 2009
...stories--accounting for some 31 million books sold--with several winners becoming New York Times best-selling authors, including Jo Beverly, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Sean Williams, Dave Farland, Kevin J. Anderson and Patrick Rothfuss. And during...
Yahoo! Canada, February 25, 2009
...Contests. Several of the Contest's former winners have become New York Times best-selling authors, including Jo Beverly, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Sean Williams, Dave Farland, Kevin J. Anderson and Patrick Rothfuss. Contest-winning writers have...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, February 25, 2009
...Contests. Several of the Contest's former winners have become New York Times best-selling authors, including Jo Beverly, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Sean Williams, Dave Farland, Kevin J. Anderson and Patrick Rothfuss. Contest-winning writers have...
Portland Business Journal, January 29, 2009
...with works listed on the New York Times best-seller's list include Stephen Baxter, Jo Beverly, Leonard Carpenter, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Reed, Patrick Rothfus, Dean Wesley Smith, Sean Williams, Dave Wolverton and David Zindell. In...
MarketWatch, January 29, 2009
...with works listed on the New York Times best-seller's list include Stephen Baxter, Jo Beverly, Leonard Carpenter, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Reed, Patrick Rothfus, Dean Wesley Smith, Sean Williams, Dave Wolverton and David Zindell. In...
The Times, January 25, 2009
...Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones 4) Kai-Ro, Graham Marks 5) Hoot, Carl Hiaasen 6) Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer For more challenging books, try: 1) The Sherlock Holmes books 2) Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve 3) Keeper by Mal Peet 4) Sabriel by Garth Nix...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, January 13, 2009
...week: 'Library Lion' by Michelle Knudsen, 'Fly High, Fly Guy!' by Tedd Arnold, 'The Sea of Trolls' by Nancy Farmer Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. 'Robespierre: Master of the Guillotine' by John DiConsiglio,...
1morechapter.com, October 24, 2009
...The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger by Lois Lowry. I also really liked House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. I’ll probably know more after I finish Catching Fire . If you have favorites other than the ones mentioned, I’d love to hear about...
MySpace Comments, October 24, 2009
...The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm ( Paperback ) By Nancy Farmer 156 used and new from $0.01 Customer Rating: First tagged “science fiction” by R. Bagula “Roger L. Bagula” Customer tags: childrens books (5), kids (2), teen (2), anti-gravity...
an adventure in reading, October 10, 2009
...Suzanne Collins 2. T he Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne Dupre 3. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 4. The House of Power by Patrick Carman Let's say I hope to read at least 2 of these before the end of the year...
Fantasy Book Critic, October 3, 2009
...by A.E. Moorat. UK Release Date: October 15, 2009. “ The Islands of the Blessed ” by Nancy Farmer. Release Date: October 20, 2009. ****************************** "Crown of Earth" by Hilari Bell . Release Date: October 20, 2009. "Case of the...
1morechapter.com, September 22, 2009
...Abundance of Katherines by John Green How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini...
arch thinking, July 31, 2009
...thought, I know), he tapped me on the shoulder and handed me The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. It's great, he said, and if you are looking for some interesting YA, this was one of the best he'd read recently. Then we had a conversation...
Drawing Board, June 16, 2009
...tale villains this time, with contributions by all all-star cast of writers: Peter Beagle, Holly Black, Michael Cadnum, Nancy Farmer, Wendy Froud, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Ellen Kushner, Kelly Link, Garth Nix, Delia Sherman, Midori Snyder, Joe...
Drawing Board, May 22, 2009
...tale villains this time, with contributions by all all-star cast of writers: Peter Beagle, Holly Black, Michael Cadnum, Nancy Farmer, Wendy Froud, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Ellen Kushner, Kelly Link, Garth Nix, Delia Sherman, Midori Snyder, Joe...
Watertown Readers' Advisory, May 14, 2009
...Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks Death of a Darklord by Laurell K...
At Home With Books, May 1, 2009
...the Sunday Salon post at A Comfy Chair and a Good Book . The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer - I found a review of this book at The Book Awards Reading Challenge blog. The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski - Found via the Shelf Awareness newsletter...
Becky's Book Reviews, April 28, 2009
...Warrior by Michael Ford (second in a series I have the first of) The Sea of Tolls by Nancy Farmer Girl, Hero by Carrie Jones Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian These will be returned to the library this week. So I'd like to finish a few more of...
[Technorati] Tag results for short, April 14, 2009
...Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Garth Nix, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman and Nancy Farmer, makes sure that these old stories do new tricks! In this follow-up to Datlow and Windling’s A Wolf at the Door and Swan...
[Technorati] Tag results for To, April 3, 2009
...kind of slavery before Matt can return to Opium to take his rightful place and transform his country. Nancy Farmer, a two-time Newbery honoree, surpasses even her marvelous novel, The Ear, The Eye and the Arm in the breathless action and fascinating...
Popin's Lair, April 2, 2009
...Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Garth Nix, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman and Nancy Farmer, makes sure that these old stories do new tricks! AUTHOR LIST: Peter S. Beagle Holly Black Michael Cadnum Nancy Farmer Wendy...
Boooooks's Blog, March 2, 2009
...by Michael Morpurgo (historical adventure) Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy (murder) Land of the silver apples by Nancy Farmer (fantasy) Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (life after death) * Please note this book was written for adults. From this list I would...
School Gate - Times Online - WBLG, January 24, 2009
...Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones 4) Kai-Ro, Graham Marks 5) Hoot, Carl Hiaasen 6) Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer For more challenging books, try: 1) The Sherlock Holmes books 2) Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve 3) Keeper by Mal Peet 4) Sabriel by Garth Nix...
cynthia, December 13, 2008
...recipes, activities, and insights from such bestselling children’s book authors as Christopher Paolini, Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, Nancy Farmer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Andrew Clements, Laurie Halse Anderson, Norton Juster, and many others. From...