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Joan Lowery Nixon


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Joan Lowery Nixon is the award-winning and beloved author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the Orphan Train Adventures, the Orphan Train Children books, and the Ellis Island series.

Awards: Edgar (1994)  see all

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Orphan Train Adventures
   1. A Family Apart (1987)
   2. Caught in the Act (1988)
   3. In the Face of Danger (1988)
   4. A Place to Belong (1989)
   5. A Dangerous Promise (1994)
   6. Keeping Secrets (1995)
   7. Circle of Love (1997)
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Hollywood Daughters
   1. Star Baby (1989)
   2. Overnight Sensation (1990)
   3. Encore (1990)
   Sensation (2001)
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Ellis Island
   1. Land of Hope (1992)
   2. Land of Promise (1993)
   3. Land of Dreams (1994)
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Disney Adventures Casebusters
   1. The Statue Walks at Night (1995)
   2. The Legend of Deadman's Mine (1995)
   3. Backstage With a Ghost (1995)
   4. Check in to Danger (1995)
   5. The House Has Eyes (1996)
   6. Secret of the Time Capsule (1996)
   7. Beware the Pirate Ghost (1996)
   8. Catch a Crooked Clown (1996)
   9. Fear Stalks Grizzly Hill (1996)
   10. Sabotage on the Set (1996)
   11. The Internet Escapade (1997)
   12. Bait for a Burglar (1997)
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Orphan Train Children
   1. Lucy's Wish (1998)
   2. Will's Choice (1998)
   3. Aggie's Home (1998)
   4. David's Search (1998)
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Champagne (with Kathleen Nixon Brush)
   Champagne at Risk (1999)
   Champagne with a Corpse (1999)
   Champagne at the Murder (1999)
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Novels
   Mystery of Hurricane Castle (1964)
   Mystery of the Hidden Cockatoo (1966)
   Mystery of the Haunted Woods (1967)
   Mystery of the Secret Stowaway (1970)
   Delbert, the Plainclothes Detective (1971)
   The Secret Box Mystery (1974)
   The Mysterious Red Tape Gang (1974)
   The Alligator Under the Bed (1974)
   The Boy Who Could Find Anything (1978)
   Danger in Dinosaur Valley (1978)
   The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore (1979)
   The Halloween Mystery (1979)
   The New Year's Mystery (1979)
   Bigfoot Makes a Movie (1979)
   The Valentine Mystery (1979)
   If You Say So, Claude (1980)
   The Happy Birthday Mystery (1980)
   The Seance (1980)
   Gloria Chipmunk, Star! (1980)
   The Thanksgiving Mystery (1980)
   The April Fool Mystery (1980)
   Casey and the Great Idea (1980)
   The Christmas Eve Mystery (1981)
   Kidnapped on Astarr (1981)
   Mysterious Queen of Magic (1981)
   Mystery Dolls from Planet Urd (1981)
   The Valentine's Day Affair (1981)
   The Easter Mystery (1982)
   The Specter (1982)
   Days of Fear (1983)
   Magnolia's Mixed-Up Magic (1983)
   A Deadly Game of Magic (1983)
   Adventures of the Red Tape Gang (1983)
   The Ghosts of Now (1984)
   Maggie, Too (1985)
   The Stalker (1985)
   And Maggie Makes Three (1986)
   The Other Side of Dark (1986)
   Beats Me, Claude (1986)
   Maggie Forevermore (1987)
   The Gift (1988)
   If You Were a Writer (1988)
   Secret, Silent Screams (1988)
   The Island of Dangerous Dreams (1989)
   You Bet Your Britches, Claude (1989)
   Whispers from the Dead (1989)
   A Candidate for Murder (1990)
   The Mystery Box (1991)
   Watch Out for Dinosaurs (1991)
   High Trail to Danger (1991)
   Honeycutt Street Celebrities (1991)
   The Haunted House on Honeycutt Street (1991)
   A Deadly Promise (1992)
   That's the Spirit, Claude (1992)
   The Name of the Game Was Murder (1993)
   When I Am Eight (1994)
   Will you Give Me a Dream? (1994)
   Shadowmaker (1994)
   Haunted Island (1995)
   The Legend of the Lost Mine (1995)
   Spirit Seeker (1995)
   No Time for Danger (1996)
   Don't Scream (1996)
   Search for the Shadowman (1996)
   Murdered, My Sweet (1997)
   The Haunting (1998)
   Who Are You? (1999)
   Nobody's There (2000)
   The House on Hackman's Hill (2001)
   Playing for Keeps (2001)
   The Trap (2002)
   Nightmare (2003)
   Laugh Till You Cry (2004)
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Books containing stories by Joan Lowery Nixon
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Mothers And Daughters (1998)
Celebrating the Gift of Love with 12 New Stories
edited by
Jill M Morgan
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From One Experience to Another (1997)
Award-winning Authors Sharing Real-life Experiences Through Fiction
edited by
Helen S Weiss and M Jerry Weiss

Awards
1994 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel : The Name of the Game Was Murder

Award nominations
1996 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Spirit Seeker
1995 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Shadowmaker
1993 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : The Weekend Was Murder!


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