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Joan Lowery Nixon

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February 03, 1927

Died

June 28, 2003

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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

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Average rating: 3.77 · 30,429 ratings · 2,668 reviews · 188 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore: A YA Mystery Thriller About Proving Innocence After Family Betrayal 3.55 avg rating — 2,739 ratings — published 1979 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Side of Dark 3.73 avg rating — 2,483 ratings — published 1986 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Family Apart (Orphan Train Adventures, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 2,204 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Deadly Game of Magic: A Gripping YA Mystery Where Four Teens Battle Evil and Murder 3.82 avg rating — 1,551 ratings — published 1985 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Séance: A Paranormal Locked Room Thriller for Young Adults 3.58 avg rating — 1,558 ratings — published 1980 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Name of the Game Was Murder 3.84 avg rating — 1,292 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispers from the Dead 3.85 avg rating — 1,213 ratings — published 1989 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House on Hackman's Hill 3.96 avg rating — 1,156 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunting (Laurel-Leaf Books) 3.67 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caught in the Act (Orphan Train Adventures, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 1988 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Orphan Train Adventures (7 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 5,918 ratings

Mary Elizabeth (2 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 1,620 ratings

Orphan Train Children (4 books)
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3.76 avg rating — 534 ratings

Ellis Island (3 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 480 ratings

Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans (6 books)
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3.76 avg rating — 279 ratings

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“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

tags: excuse, life, luck, problems, superstitious, tragedies, wit

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“There's more to getting to where you're going then just knowing there's a road.”
― Joan Lowery Nixon, In the Face of Danger

tags: getting, going, knowing, more, road

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“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

tags: believe, ghosts

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