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Nancy Oswald

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in Boulder, Colorado, The United States
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Nancy Oswald loves the west and writing about it. She’s a native Coloradan with a focus on Colorado-set historical fiction for young readers. She has also published non-fiction articles, a biography, and a humorous baseball, sibling rivalry story. Oswald’s books have won the Willa Literary Award, Spur Award, Evvy Award, CAL Award, and have had numerous finalist recognitions. Nancy enjoys gardening and helping on the family ranch where she lives with her husband, cows, dogs, cats, and one nearly human donkey who makes mischief at home and on the pages of the Ruby and Maude Adventures set in Cripple Creek, 1896. Her first picture book was released October 1, 2019.

Average rating: 4.04 · 140 ratings · 55 reviews · 11 distinct worksSimilar authors
Nothing Here But Stones

3.68 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Ruby's Christmas Gifts

4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Trouble on the Tracks

4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Hard Face Moon

3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Rescue in Poverty Gulch

4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Insects in the Infield

4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Trouble Returns

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Edward Wynkoop: Soldier and...

4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Bats, Bsndits, and Buggies

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Trouble on the Tracks: Ruby...

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“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug.
Mark Twain”
Nancy Oswald

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
Philip Pullman

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