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    Lois Lowry

    Whether she’s writing comedy, adventure, or poignant, powerful drama—from Attaboy, Sam! and Anastasia Krupnik to Number the Stars and The Giver—Lois Lowry’s appeal is as broad as her subject matter and as deep as her desire to affect an eager generation of readers. An author who is “fast becoming the Beverly Cleary for the upper middle grades” (The Horn Book Magazine), Lois Lowry has written more than 20 books for young adults and is a two-time Newbery Medal winner. Lowry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and attended junior high school in Tokyo, Japan. Her father was a dentist for the U.S. Army and his job entailed a lot of traveling. She still likes to travel. At the age of 17, Lowry attended Brown University and majored in writing. She left school at 19, got married, and had four children before her 25th birthday. After some time, she returned to college and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maine. Lowry didn’t start writing professionally until she was in her mid-30s. Now she spends time writing every single day. Before she begins a book, she usually knows the beginning and end of her story. When she’s not writing, Lowry enjoys gardening during the spring and summer and knitting during the winter. One of her other hobbies is photography, and her own photos grace the covers of Number the Stars, The Giver, and Gathering Blue.  Lois Lowry has four children and two grandchildren. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    On the Horizon
    On the Horizon
    Lois Lowry
    9780593151013
    Audiobook Download
    Apr 07, 2020
    Listening Library
    Grade 5 & Up
    The Willoughbys Movie Tie-in Edition
    The Willoughbys Movie Tie-in Edition
    Lois Lowry
    9780593302187
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 24, 2020
    Yearling
    Grades 6-8
    Son
    Son
    Lois Lowry
    9780449014479
    Audiobook Download
    Oct 02, 2012
    Listening Library
    Grade 7 & Up
    The Silent Boy
    The Silent Boy
    Lois Lowry
    9780307976086
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 14, 2012
    Ember
    Grade 7 & Up
    Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
    Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
    Lois Lowry
    9780440421337
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 11, 2006
    Yearling
    Grades 6-8
    The Giver
    The Giver
    Lois Lowry
    9780553751376
    Audiobook Download
    Jul 05, 2000
    Listening Library
    Grade 7 & Up

    Books

    On the Horizon
    On the Horizon
    Lois Lowry
    9780593151013
    $8.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Apr 07, 2020
    Listening Library
    Grade 5 & Up
    The Willoughbys Movie Tie-in Edition
    The Willoughbys Movie Tie-in Edition
    Lois Lowry
    9780593302187
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 24, 2020
    Yearling
    Grades 6-8
    Son
    Son
    Lois Lowry
    9780449014479
    $22.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Oct 02, 2012
    Listening Library
    Grade 7 & Up
    The Silent Boy
    The Silent Boy
    Lois Lowry
    9780307976086
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 14, 2012
    Ember
    Grade 7 & Up
    Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
    Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
    Lois Lowry
    9780440421337
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 11, 2006
    Yearling
    Grades 6-8
    The Giver
    The Giver
    Lois Lowry
    9780553751376
    $14.98 US
    Audiobook Download
    Jul 05, 2000
    Listening Library
    Grade 7 & Up

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