Joan Lowery Nixon





Joan Lowery Nixon

Author profile


born
February 03, 1927 in The United States

died
June 28, 2003

gender
female

genre


About this author

Author of more than one hundred books, Joan Lowery Nixon is the only writer to have won four Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Juvenile Mysteries (and been nominated several other times) from the Mystery Writers of America. Creating contemporary teenage characters who have both a personal problem and a mystery to solve, Nixon captured the attention of legions of teenage readers since the publication of her first YA novel more than twenty years ago. In addition to mystery/suspense novels, she wrote nonfiction and fiction for children and middle graders, as well as several short stories. Nixon was the first person to write novels for teens about the orphan trains of the nineteenth century. She followed those with historical novels about Ellis Island...more


Average rating: 3.75 · 9,592 ratings · 879 reviews · 139 distinct works
The Kidnapping of Christina...
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 826 ratings — published 1979 — 11 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Other Side of Dark
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 1986 — 15 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
A Family Apart (Orphan Trai...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Seance
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
A Deadly Game of Magic
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 499 ratings8 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Name of the Game Was Mu...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 417 ratings7 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Whispers from the Dead
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Haunting
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Nightmare
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Dark and Deadly Pool
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More books by Joan Lowery Nixon…
A Family Apart Caught in the Act In The Face of Danger A Place to Belong A Dangerous Promise Keeping Secrets Circle of Love
Orphan Train Adventures (7 books)
by
3.8723143032535297 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,629 ratings
Land of Hope Land of Promise Land of Dreams
Ellis Island (3 books)
by
3.925675675675676 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 148 ratings
Lucy's Wish Will's Choice Aggie's Home David's Search
Orphan Train Children (4 books)
by
3.4740259740259742 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 154 ratings
Ann's Story: 1747: YOUNG AM... Caesar's Story: 1759: YOUNG... Nancy's Story: 1765 (Coloni... John's Story, 1775 Will's Story: 1771 (Colonia...
Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans (6 books)
by
3.508771929824561 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 57 ratings
Overnight Sensation Encore
Hollywood Daughters (3 books)
by
3.2941176470588234 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
More series by Joan Lowery Nixon…
“Life is not easy. We all have problems-even tragedies-to deal with, and luck has nothing to do with it. Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don't have the wit to deal with the problems of life. ”
Joan Lowery Nixon, In The Face of Danger

“I know why people die of hopelessness. It comes on like a thick blanket, covering your thoughts, your confidence, creeping into your mind and filling the corners. I lie in the dark, suffocating under horrible dispare, wishing I were dead. I sleep, then wake, then sleep. The sleep is filled with monstrous dreams that attack, cry out, and vanish, leaving me once more awake and staring into the darkness. Help me! My mind is screaming, but there is no one to hear.”
Joan Lowery Nixon

“Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.”
Joan Lowery Nixon, The Haunting

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Room 110, Period 6: April Letter 19 23 May 03, 2009 07:50pm  
Wild Things: YA G...: September NOMINATIONS are OPEN!!!! 50 117 Sep 05, 2010 07:44pm  
Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #7 - Ideas and Discussion 21 49 Dec 19, 2010 02:24pm  
Young Adult Ficti...: Christmas gifts 2010 27 47 Jan 01, 2011 07:31pm  
Best Teen Books: Skinny Book Suggestions 22 60 Feb 06, 2011 03:48pm  
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts) 2596 666 Feb 28, 2011 09:05pm  
Wild Things: YA G...: April Group Reads' Nominations! 16 74 Mar 20, 2011 12:06pm  
Romance Readers R...: Vanessa's Current Challenges 19 127 Mar 28, 2011 01:39pm  
Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #7 - Report Points Here 498 145 Apr 14, 2011 09:58pm