Marked by Fire explained

Marked by Fire
Author:	Joyce Carol Thomas
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Children's novel
Pub Date:	January 1, 1982
Media Type:	Print

Marked by Fire (first published January 1, 1982) is a novel by Joyce Carol Thomas. Thomas and Paula Fox (A Place Apart) shared the 1983 National Book Award for Children's Books in category Fiction, Paperback.^{[1] [2]}

The story follows the life of Abyssinia "Abby" Jackson, whose home in Oklahoma is destroyed by a tornado and fire. Her father's name was Strong and her mother's Patience.

Notes and References

1. https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-1983 "National Book Awards – 1983"
2. From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Award history there were dual awards for hardcover and paperback books in many categories. Almost all of the paperback award-winners were reprints but Marked by Fire was original in 1982.