Nancy Farmer
Nancy Farmer | |
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| Born | July 9, 1941 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Reed College (BA) |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult literature, fantasy and science fiction |
| Notable works | The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm A Girl Named Disaster The House of the Scorpion Sea of Trolls series |
| Notable awards | National Book Award 2002 Buxtehuder Bulle 2003 Newbery Honor 1995, 1997, 2003 |
| Spouse | Harold Farmer |
| Children | 1 |
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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 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.