Nancy Farmer
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| Born | July 7, 1941 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.A., Reed College (1963) |
| Genres | Children's literature, young adult literature, fantasy and science fiction |
| Notable work(s) | The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm A Girl Named Disaster The House of the Scorpion The Trolls Trilogy |
| Notable award(s) | Newbery Honor (x3) National Book Award Buxtehuder Bulle Michael L. Printz Award |
| Spouse(s) | Harold Farmer |
| Children | Daniel |
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www.nancyfarmerwebsite.com |
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Nancy Farmer (born 1941) is an American author of children's books. She won the 2002 National Book Award for Young People's Literature (U.S.) for The House of the Scorpion, published by Atheneum Books.[1]
Farmer was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She earned her B.A. at Reed College (1963) and later studied chemistry and entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.[2] She enlisted in the Peace Corps (1963–1965), and subsequently worked in Mozambique and Zimbabwe (where she studied biological methods of controlling the tsetse fly- 1975–1978).[2] She met her future husband, Harold Farmer, at the university in Harare. After a week-long courtship, the two were married. Farmer currently lives in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona with her husband; they have one son, Daniel.[3]
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels and novelette
- The Mirror (novella) (1987)
- Lorelei: The Story of a Bad Cat (1987)
- Do You Know Me (1993)
- The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (1994)
- A Girl Named Disaster (1996)
- The Warm Place (1996)
- The House of the Scorpion (2002)
[edit] The Sea of Trolls Trilogy
- The Sea of Trolls (2004)
- The Land of the Silver Apples (2007)
- The Islands of the Blessed (2009)
[edit] Picture Books
- Runnery Granary: A Mystery Must Be Solved—Or the Grain is Lost!, illustrated by Jos. A. Smith (1996)
- Casey Jones's Fireman: The Story of Sim Webb, illustrated by James Bernardin (1999)
- Clever Ali, illustrated by Gail De Marcken (2006)
[edit] Short stories
- "Tapiwa’s Uncle" — in Cricket (February 1992)
- "Origami Mountain" — in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection (1992)
- "Falada: the Goose Girl's Horse" — in A Wolf At the Door, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (2000)
- "Remember Me" — in Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Sharyn November (2003)
- "Bella's Birthday Present" — in Can You Keep a Secret, ed. Lois Metzger (2007)
- "The Mole Cure" — in Fantasy and Science Fiction (August 2007)
- "Ticket to Ride" — in Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction, ed. Sharyn November (2008)
- "Castle Othello" — in Troll's Eye View, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (2009)
[edit] Awards
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (1994)
- 1995 Newbery Honor
A Girl Named Disaster (1996)
- 1996 National Book Award (U.S.), Young People's Literature finalist[4]
- 1997 Newbery Honor
The House of the Scorpion (2002)
- 2002, National Book Award (U.S.), Young People's Literature winner[1]
- 2003, Newbery Honor
- 2003, Buxtehuder Bulle (Germany)
- 2003, Printz Honor
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Book Awards – 2002". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ a b Nancy Farmer (2010). "Bio". Nancy Farmer's Official Website. http://www.nancyfarmerwebsite.com/bio.html. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ Nancy Farmer (June 17, 2010). "Moving". Nancy Farmer's Official Website. http://www.nancyfarmerwebsite.com/4/post/2010/06/moving.html. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1996". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
