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Nancy Farmer (born 1941) is an American writer of children's and young adult books and science fiction. She has written three Newbery Honor books [ 1 ] and won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The House of the Scorpion , published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2002.
The House of the Scorpion is a 2002 science fiction young adult novel by Nancy Farmer.It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium, a country which separates Aztlán (formerly Mexico) and the United States.
Nancy Farmer (born September 11, 1956) was the 43rd State Treasurer of Missouri, serving from 2001 to 2005. [1] Farmer was raised in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Illinois College there in 1979. [2] She later moved to Missouri, where she joined the Democratic Party.
A Girl Named Disaster is a 1996 novel written by Nancy Farmer.The book explores the qualities needed to survive in a hostile environment (particularly by a woman), coming-of-age, and the availability of spiritual guidance.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
The Sea of Trolls is a fantasy novel for children, written by American author Nancy Farmer and published by Atheneum in 2004. It is the first volume in a series, which Farmer continued in 2007 and 2009. [2]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R) currently represents South Carolina’s only swing district, which includes the Charleston area. Credit - Anna Moneymaker–Getty Images Rep. Nancy Mace, the firebrand South ...
Kirkus Reviews found that "Farmer has created a splendidly imaginative fantasy", [2] while Publishers Weekly wrote "Farmer uses her knowledge of Africa to imagine a city in 23rd-century Zimbabwe, combining old traditions and speculative technology with delightfully entertaining results", and concluded "Farmer is emerging as one of the best and brightest authors for the YA audience".