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Nancy Farmer

    July 9, 1941

    This author captures the complexity of the human experience through compelling narratives that often explore themes of identity, desire, and the search for meaning. Her distinctive style features vivid descriptions and insightful explorations into character psychology, allowing readers to connect deeply with her work. The author's writing reflects a breadth of life experiences that inspire her to create stories that are both challenging and rewarding. She offers a unique perspective on the world that leaves readers pondering its intricacies.

    Nancy Farmer
    The Land of the Silver Apples
    A Girl Named Disaster
    The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
    The Sea of Trolls
    The House of the Scorpion. Das Skorpionenhaus, englische Ausgabe
    The Islands of the Blessed
    • 2015

      The Land of the Silver Apples

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading
      3.7(54)Add rating

      Set in 790 A.D. Britain, the story follows Jack, a bard-in-training, as he embarks on a perilous quest to rescue his sister Lucy, who has been taken by the enigmatic Lady of the Lake. Facing his deepest fears, Jack's journey explores themes of courage and the bonds of family, continuing the rich narrative established in the previous installment. This sequel promises to delve deeper into the mythological elements and character development that captivated readers in the first book.

      The Land of the Silver Apples
    • 2012

      A Girl Named Disaster

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.8(130)Add rating

      Nhamo, an eleven-year-old girl in a traditional Mozambican village, struggles to find her place among her peers. This reissue of a Newbery Honor book by the acclaimed author Farmer includes new cover art and additional materials, highlighting Nhamo's unique journey and the cultural backdrop of her story.

      A Girl Named Disaster
    • 2009

      The conclusion to Newbery Honor author Nancy Farmer’s captivating Sea of Trolls trilogy. The crowning volume of the trilogy that began with The Sea of Trolls and continued with The Land of Silver Apples opens with a vicious tornado. (Odin on a Wild Hunt, as the young berserker Thorgil sees it.) The fields of Jack’s home village are devastated, the winter ahead looks bleak, and a monster—a draugr—has invaded the forest outside of town. But in the hands of bestselling author Nancy Farmer, the direst of prospects becomes any reader’s reward. Soon, Jack, Thorgil, and the Bard are off on a quest to right the wrong of a death caused by Father Severus. Their destination is Notland, realm of the fin folk, though they will face plenty of challenges and enemies before get they get there. Impeccably researched and blending the lore of Christian, Pagan, and Norse traditions, this expertly woven tale is beguilingly suspenseful and, ultimately, a testament to love.

      The Islands of the Blessed
    • 2006

      The Sea of Trolls

      • 459 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      4.1(14498)Add rating

      The year is A.D. 793; Jack and his sister have been kidnapped by Vikings and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless and his terrifying half-troll wife; but things get even worse when Jack finds himself on a dangerous quest to find the magical Mimir's Well in a far-off land, with his sister's life forfeit if he fails.Other threats include a willful mother Dragon, a giant spider, and a troll-boar with a surprising personality -- to say nothing of Ivar the Boneless and his wife, Queen Frith, a shape-shifting half-troll, and several eight foot tall, orange-haired, full-time trolls. But in stories by award-winner Nancy Farmer, appearances do deceive. She has never told a richer, funnier tale, nor offered more timeless encouragement to young seekers than "Just say no to pillaging."

      The Sea of Trolls
    • 2002

      With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born." "You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her." To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.

      The House of the Scorpion. Das Skorpionenhaus, englische Ausgabe
    • 1995

      In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

      The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm