Joan Lowery Nixon

Joan Lowery Nixon was first published when a poem she wrote appeared in a children's magazine. She sold her first article to a magazine when she was 17. Since then, she's done a lot of writing and has published over 100 books.

A Candidate for Murder

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Dangerous Promise

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #5)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Deadly Game of Magic

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Genre/Theme: Horror and Supernatural, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Family Apart

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #1)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A Place to Belong

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #4)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Aggie's Home

(Orphan Train Children)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Ann's Story

(Young Americans)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Bait for a Burglar

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 4

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense, Dictionaries, Series

Resources: No

Beats Me, Claude

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Caught in the Act

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #2)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Circle Of Love

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #7)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

David's Search

(Orphan Train Children, Book #4)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Don't Scream

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Fear Stalks Grizzly Hill

by Jon Ellis, Joan Lowery Nixon, illustrated by Kristen Behrens Brian

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 4

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Resources: No

Ghost Town

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.7

Genre/Theme: Horror and Supernatural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Gus & Gertie & the Missing Pearl Le

by Joan Lowery Nixon, Chronicle Books, illustrated by Diane de Groat

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Animal Stories, Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Haunted Island

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

If You Were a Writer

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

In the Face of Danger

(Orphan Train Adventures, Book #3)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Series

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

John's Story

(Young Americans)

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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