About Nancy Farmer
Farmer was born in Phoenix Arizona and lived in her fathers hotel in Yuma. When sh began working in her fathers hotel she began to develop ideas based on stories she received from the guests.
In 1963, Farmer joined the Peace Corps and served in India from 1963-1965.When she returned to the states she continued her academic career by studying at Merritt College in Oakland California. Later she studued at the University of California at Berkely. Then she, and one of her best friends, caught a ship to Africa where she spent the next 17 years as an insect pathologist and lab technician.
After sh returned from Africa she began writing short stories and composing picture books. She did not receive public recognition until the release of her first novel Do You Know Me. Since that time she has published many compelling novels that deal with issues such as human cloning, alcholism, immigration, drug trafficking,and the fight for womens rights in Africa. Her Best-Selling novels include Do You Know Me, (The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm), A Girl Named Disaster, and The House of the Scrpion. Her newest release deals with Norse mythology and is titled The Sea of Trolls.
Farmers novels have claimed many notable awards such as The Newberry Honor Award, The National Book Award, The Micheal L. Printz award and the Sequoyah Young Adult Award.
Farmer was born in Phoenix Arizona and lived in her fathers hotel in Yuma. When sh began working in her fathers hotel she began to develop ideas based on stories she received from the guests.In 1963, Farmer joined the Peace Corps and served in India from 1963-1965.When she returned to the states she continued her academic career by studying at Merritt College in Oakland California. Later she studu...
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| 1. A Christmas Carol (Aladdin Classics) (Kindle Edition)
Author: Charles Dickens, Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Aladdin
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03/13/2012
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7 Reviews |
| 2. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (Kindle Edition)
Author: Nancy Farmer |
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03/13/2012
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333 Reviews |
| 3. The Islands of the Blessed (Sea of Trolls, Book 3) (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Illustrator: Jon Foster
Publisher: Atheneum Richard Jackson Books
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10/20/2009
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111 Reviews |
| 4. Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (Hardcover)
Author: Carol Emshwiller, Clare Bell, Elizabeth E. Wein, Ellen Klages, Kara Dalkey, Laurel Winter, Louise Marley, Marly Youmans, Nancy Farmer, Nancy Springer, Nick O'Donohoe, Nina , Kiriki Hoffman, Sherwood Smith, Chris Roberson, Jane Yolen
Publisher: Puffin
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03/05/2009
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58 Reviews |
| 5. The House of the Scorpion (Audio CD)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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9-12 |
10/21/2008
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3,574 Reviews |
| 6. The Land of the Silver Apples (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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9-12 |
02/01/2008
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252 Reviews |
| 7. Clever Ali (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Illustrator: Gail De Marcken
Publisher: Orchard Books
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4-8 |
10/01/2006
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12 Reviews |
| 8. The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) (Paperback)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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09/01/2006
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800 Reviews |
| 9. El Mar de Los Trolls (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Destino Ediciones
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05/2006
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391 Reviews |
| 10. Sea of Trolls 2 (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
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10/03/2005
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| 11. The Literacy Bridge - Large Print - The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (Hardco...
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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9-12 |
05/17/2005
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766 Reviews |
| 12. Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (Paperback)
Author: Delia Sherman, Diana Wynne Jones, Elizabeth E. Wein, Emma Bull, Kara Dalkey, Laurel Winter, Lloyd Alexander, Megan Whalen Turner, Meredith Ann Pierce, Michael Cadnum, Nancy Farmer, Nancy Springer, Nina , Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia A. McKillip, Sherwood Smith
Illustrator: Charles Vess
Publisher: Puffin
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05/05/2005
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139 Reviews |
| 13. A Girl Named Disaster (Orchard Classics) (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Orchard
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10/01/2003
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432 Reviews |
| 14. La Marca Del Escorpion (La Isla Del Tiempo) (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer, Daniel Cortes
Publisher: Destino Ediciones
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06/01/2003
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2,496 Reviews |
| 15. Casey Jones's Fireman: The Story of Sim Webb (Phyllis Fogelman Books) (H...
Author: Nancy Farmer
Illustrator: James Bernardin
Publisher: Dial
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4-8 |
09/01/1999
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9 Reviews |
| 16. Runnery Granary (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Illustrator: Jos. A. Smith
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
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4-8 |
05/31/1996
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| 17. The Warm Place (Hardcover)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
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9-12 |
04/1995
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37 Reviews |
| 18. Do You Know Me (Paperback)
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Puffin
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9-12 |
12/01/1994
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10 Reviews |
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