Most Popular Books by Nancy Farmer

A resource for parents and educators, this book of faces and figures is intentionally designed with colorful, high-contrast images to help babies and children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) develop visual attention. With input from CVI endorsed specialists, each image is created to draw visual focus for anyone developing their visual skills. The tools used for helping kids with CVI are also helpful for babies, building neural connections between the eyes and brain. For babies and children with CVI, recognizing representations of faces and gestures is fun and important for development.

After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible hardcover boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric hardcover boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Sometime in the near future, the U.S. government discovers that it doesn''t have enough money to cover Social Security and Medicare. Thus are born the new Senior Laws. These are aimed at making sure no one lives much past age sixty-five. The Diminished Culpability Act, for example, states that if you kill someone aged twenty-one, you go to prison for life. But if you kill a seventy-year-old you only get two years in the slammer and for an eighty-year-old you only have to do two weeks of community service.This has alarmed the spirit world, from where our ancestors watch over us. In particular, the old gods of Africa are outraged by the lack of respect given to the elderly. Being spirit, they can do nothing physical, but they can recruit the living. They select five seniors to correct the situation. These five must elude capture and figure out a way to take over the government. The subject is serious, but the story is hopeful, upbeat and wickedly funny. This is an adult book.

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible paperback boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric paperback boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Mrs. Runnery has a granary and a big problem--something is eating her grain! Is it weevils? Rats? Wolves? Or worse? Wise old Granny Runnery knows exactly what it is--and how to eliminate it. "A charming tale that story-hour crowds are sure to eat up."--School Library Journal.

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

Jack, apprenti barde, vit dans un petit village saxon situé au bord de la mer. Nous sommes en l''an 793, lorsque les Berserkers envahissent la côte. Ces cruels guerriers vikings aussi sauvages que des loups ne souhaitent qu''une chose mourir glorieusement au combat et rejoindre le Walhalla, la forteresse d''Odin ! Ils pillent, détruisent tout sur leur passage et finissent par enlever Jack et sa jeune sœur Lucy. Emmenés sur un drakkar ils sont conduits jusqu''au royaume d''une reine maléfique, où ils découvrent des êtres aussi fascinants qu''inquiétants. Jack, qui a du mal à maîtriser ses pouvoirs naissants, lance malencontreusement un sort à la reine. Furieuse, celle-ci menace de sacrifier Lucy. Pour la sauver, Jack devra traverser la terrifiante mer des Trolls à la recherche d''un puits aux pouvoirs magiques... Un roman captivant inspiré des mythologies scandinaves. Une saga inoubliable où se mêlent fantastique, humour et aventure.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

"''Origami Mountain'' is about two ordinary policemen on a routine assignment who find themselves in a Japanese maze with a few more corners than there ought to be. It''s about a form of gardening you won''t find described in any book." from a quoted description of the story by the author.