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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 and the Printz Honor. Other books include The Sea of Trolls, The Land of the Silver Apples, The Islands of the Blessed, 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 the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.

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The Lord of Opium will be released on September 03, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook Reflowable, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
May 17, 2013
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 16, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Oct 16, 2012
The Islands of the Blessed is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 16, 2012
News:
The Sea of Trolls has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The House of the Scorpion
Jul 24, 2012
A Christmas Carol will be released on March 13, 2012 in eBook
Mar 13, 2012
A Christmas Carol is now available in eBook
Mar 13, 2012
The House of the Scorpion will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
The House of the Scorpion is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in Hardcover
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in Compact Disk
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed will be released on October 20, 2009 in eAudio
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 Compact Disk, eAudio
Oct 20, 2009
The Islands of the Blessed is now available in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eAudio, eBook
Oct 20, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Land of the Silver Apples
Oct 19, 2009

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Gulf Coast News Today, April 23, 2013
...Carson Levine. • “Savvy” by Ingrid Law. • “Scumble” by Ingrid Law. • “The Sea of Trolls” by Nancy Farmer. • “The Seer of Shadows” by Avi. • “Sent” by Margaret Peterson Haddix. • “Son” by Lois Lowry. •...
Ames Daily Tribune, March 9, 2013
...Ames Public Library Other XYUXYXYX “10 Miles Past Normal” Frances O’Roark Dowell ”The House of the Scorpion” Nancy Farmer “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” Phillip Hoose “Shakespeare Bats Cleanup” Ron Koertge ...
Vienna Patch, February 20, 2013
...us for this super cool book club. Our first book will be The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. Age 14-19. Website: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ph/ Phone: 703-938-0405 Email: phprograms@fairfaxcounty.gov Price: $0...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 12, 2013
..._ The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Matt is oblivious. Completely oblivious. The 6-year-old is living in the house of a maid named Celia, among the blinding white poppy fields of Opium, a drug empire located...
Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2013
..."City of Thieves" by David Benioff, "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher, "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer and "The Warrior Heir" by Cinda Williams Chima. Tell us about your favorite readers at printersrow@tribune.com...
PublishersWeekly.com, January 10, 2013
...The new book continues the story of Matt, the boy who was cloned from evil drug lord El Patrn in The House of the Scorpion. Now 14 years old, Matt rules his own country, the Land of Opium, the only thriving place in a world ravaged by ecological...
Equities.com, December 20, 2012
...Writers of the Future Contest winners listed on the New York Times best-seller’s list include: Jo Beverley, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Sean Williams, Dave Wolverton aka David Farland, Patrick Rothfuss, Lisa Smedman, Tim Myers, Tobias S. Buckell,...
Your News Now, April 26, 2013
...but if it was up to us, it would be a whole different form of justice," said Nancy Farmer, the victim's sister. The judge told Frank in court his actions were "brutal, callous and inhumane" and he said he should "die in state prison." Related Stories...
Gulf Coast News Today, April 23, 2013
...Carson Levine. • “Savvy” by Ingrid Law. • “Scumble” by Ingrid Law. • “The Sea of Trolls” by Nancy Farmer. • “The Seer of Shadows” by Avi. • “Sent” by Margaret Peterson Haddix. • “Son” by Lois Lowry. •...
Dartmouth College The Dartmouth, March 28, 2013
...accepted to one of the institutions participating in the program and are not given special preference for participating. Nancy Farmer, president of the consortium that runs the program, said a wide variety of schools participate in the program, which...
Dartmouth College The Dartmouth, March 28, 2013
...accepted to one of the institutions participating in the program and are not given special preference for participating. Nancy Farmer, president of the consortium that runs the program, said a wide variety of schools participate in the program, which...
Davis Enterprise, March 26, 2013
...in Mount Berry, Ga., and Drury University in Springfield, Mo. “There’s a school for every student,” said Nancy Farmer, president of the consortium that runs the plan. The right fit? But it is often the elite schools that inspire parents. And...
New York Times, March 26, 2013
...College in Mount Berry, Ga., and Drury University in Springfield, Mo. Theres a school for every student, said Nancy Farmer, president of the consortium that runs the plan. But it is often the elite schools that inspire parents. And the child ultimately...
New York Times, March 25, 2013
...College in Mount Berry, Ga., and Drury University in Springfield, Mo. Theres a school for every student, said Nancy Farmer, president of the consortium that runs the plan. But it is often the elite schools that inspire parents. And the child ultimately...