Lois Lowry
- Lois Ann Hammersberg
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- 1937-03-20
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- United States
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Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.
Many of her books have been challenged or even banned in some schools and libraries. The Giver, which is common in the curricula in some schools, has been prohibited in others.
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Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg) is an American writer.
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The Giver Quartet
Anastasia
Sam Krupnik
Tate Family
Gooney BirdLast modified: 2020-10-11 (revision #31744)
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- Lois Lowry wrote Gooney Bird Greene
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