Joan Lowery Nixon (February 3, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was an American journalist and author, specializing in historical fiction and mysteries for children and young adults.
Biography
Joan Lowery was born on February 3, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. In 1947, she received a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California. At USC, she met her husband, Hershell, a United States Navy officer and a geologist. At USC she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She taught school in Los Angeles before starting her family. In 1964 her first book for children, The Mystery of Hurricane Castle, was published. Her son, Joe Nixon, is a Houston lawyer, who was from 1995 to 2007 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston.
Work
Nixon wrote more than 140 books,