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'''Nancy Farmer''' |
'''Nancy Farmer''' (born [[July 9]], [[1941]]), in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], is an acclaimed [[Children's literature|children's]] and [[young adult literature]] [[author]] from the [[United States]]. Farmer did not start writing until she was 40 years old. In [[1963]] she received her B.S. degree from [[Reed College]], then enlisted in the [[Peace Corps]] from 1963–1965, and eventually became a lab technician in [[Zimbabwe]] from 1975–1978, where she met her future husband, Harold. After a week-long courtship the two were married. Farmer currently lives in [[Menlo Park, California]], with her husband and their son, Daniel. |
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Revision as of 13:13, 7 May 2007
Nancy Farmer | |
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| Born | July 9, 1941 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | USA |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult literature, fantasy and science fiction |
Nancy Farmer (born July 9, 1941), in Phoenix, Arizona, is an acclaimed children's and young adult literature author from the United States. Farmer did not start writing until she was 40 years old. In 1963 she received her B.S. degree from Reed College, then enlisted in the Peace Corps from 1963–1965, and eventually became a lab technician in Zimbabwe from 1975–1978, where she met her future husband, Harold. After a week-long courtship the two were married. Farmer currently lives in Menlo Park, California, with her husband and their son, Daniel.
Bibliography
Novels and novelette
- The Mirror (novelette) (1987)
- Lorelei: The Story of a Bad Cat (1987)
- Do You Know Me (1993)
- Tapiwa's uncle (1993)
- The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (1994)
- The Warm Place (1995)
- Runnery Granary: A Mystery Must Be Solved-Or the Grain is Lost! (1996)
- A Girl Named Disaster (1996)
- Casey Jones's Fireman: The Story of Sim Webb by James Bernardin and Nancy Farmer (1999)
- The House of the Scorpion (2002)
- Excerpt from The House of the Scorpion - in Full-Blooded Fantasy: 8 Spellbinding Tales Where Anything Is Possible (2005)
- The Sea of Trolls (2004)
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Nancy Farmer (2004)
- Clever Ali (2006)
- Land of the Silver Apples, a sequel to The Sea of Trolls is due to be published in 2007
Short stories
- "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 (2000)
- "Remember Me" - in Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003)
Awards
- 2003, Newbery Honor for The House of the Scorpion (2002)
- 2002, National Book Award (U.S.), Young People's Literature category, for The House of the Scorpion (2002)
- 1997, Newbery Honor for A Girl Named Disaster (1996)
- 1995, Newbery Honor for The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (1994)