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Lois Lowry

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Lois Lowry (nee Lois Ann Hammersberg) was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was educated at both Brown University and the University of Southern Maine. Before becoming an author, she worked as a photographer and a freelance journalist. Her first book, A Summer to Die, was published näytä lisää in 1977. Since then she has written over 30 books for young adults including Gathering Blue, Messenger, the Anastasia Krupnik series, and Son. She has received numerous awards including: The New York Times Best Seller,the International Reading Association's Children's Literature Award, the American Library Association Notable Book Award Citation and two Newberry Medals for Number the Stars in 1990, and The Giver in 1993. She was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Brown University in 2014. The Giver is part of a Quartet of books; it is the first book, followed by Gathering Blue, messenger and Son. The Giver has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies. It was also made into a feature film of the same name released in 2014. Lois Lowry also made the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 finalists in the author category. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Author Lois Lowry at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53502477

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Tekijän teokset

The Giver (1993) 39,720 kappaletta
Number the Stars (1989) 18,621 kappaletta
Gathering Blue (2000) 9,546 kappaletta
Messenger (2004) 6,240 kappaletta
Son (2012) 3,346 kappaletta
Gossamer (2006) 2,151 kappaletta
The Willoughbys (2008) 1,739 kappaletta
Gooney Bird Greene (2002) 1,706 kappaletta
Minä Anastasia (1979) 1,459 kappaletta
The Giver Quartet (2014) 1,071 kappaletta
The Silent Boy (2003) 1,010 kappaletta
A Summer to Die (1977) 912 kappaletta
Anastasia vauhdissa (1981) 695 kappaletta
Crow Call (2009) 666 kappaletta
Anastasia palveluksessanne (1982) 646 kappaletta
Anastasia hermoromahduksen partaalla (1984) — Tekijä — 541 kappaletta
Anastasia omillaan (1985) 539 kappaletta
All About Sam (1988) 529 kappaletta
Anastasia has the Answers (1986) 498 kappaletta
Attaboy, Sam! (1992) 473 kappaletta
Anastasia's Chosen Career (1987) 467 kappaletta
Autumn Street (1980) 409 kappaletta
Looking Back: A Book of Memories (1998) 400 kappaletta
Anastasia at this Address (1991) 363 kappaletta
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (2016) 361 kappaletta
Stay!: Keeper's Story (1721) 331 kappaletta
Bless This Mouse (2011) 314 kappaletta
Gooney the Fabulous (Gooney Bird) (2007) 314 kappaletta
Anastasia Absolutely (1995) 306 kappaletta
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (1978) 303 kappaletta
See You Around, Sam! (1996) 281 kappaletta
Rhinos & Raspberries: Tolerance Tales For The Early Grades (2006) — Esipuhe — 270 kappaletta
The Birthday Ball (2010) 253 kappaletta
Taking Care of Terrific (1983) 251 kappaletta
Rabble Starkey (1600) 242 kappaletta
Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (2009) 214 kappaletta
Switcharound (1600) 186 kappaletta
Zooman Sam (Sam Krupnik) (1999) 183 kappaletta
On the Horizon (2020) 165 kappaletta
Gooney Bird on the Map (2011) 147 kappaletta
Your Move, J.P.! (1990) 115 kappaletta
US and Uncle Fraud (1984) 105 kappaletta
The Windeby Puzzle (2023) 105 kappaletta
The Willoughbys Return (2020) 71 kappaletta
Anastasia: Three of the Best (1996) 10 kappaletta
Tree. Table. Book. (2024) 5 kappaletta
Here in Kennebunkport (1978) 4 kappaletta
A Newbery Collection boxed set (2011) 2 kappaletta
Anastasia - Intégrale (2014) 2 kappaletta
The giver. Il figlio (2022) 2 kappaletta
The Giver - Lois Lowry (SparkNotes) (2003) — Tekijä — 2 kappaletta
Valahol messze 1 kappale
Le retour des Willoughby (2023) 1 kappale
Nikczemny spisek 1 kappale
Il mistero di Windeby (2023) 1 kappale
Pots comprar els estels? (1993) 1 kappale
Anastasia, di nuovo! (2021) 1 kappale
Livret lois lowry (2011) 1 kappale
All'orizzonte (2021) 1 kappale
Elliot's House 1 kappale
Darul lui Jonas (2013) 1 kappale
O Número das Estrelas (2016) 1 kappale
The Giver - Activity Pack (2004) 1 kappale

Associated Works

Kärpästen herra (1954) — Jälkisanat, eräät painokset; Esipuhe, eräät painokset49,397 kappaletta
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960) — Johdanto, eräät painokset17,933 kappaletta
Lumotar (1970) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset1,312 kappaletta
Carrie's War (1973) — Jälkisanat, eräät painokset939 kappaletta
The Big Book for Peace (1990) — Avustaja — 815 kappaletta
Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence (1994) — Avustaja — 803 kappaletta
The Big Book For Our Planet (1993) — Avustaja — 134 kappaletta
Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future (1999) — Avustaja — 123 kappaletta
Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories (2006) — Avustaja, eräät painokset; Esipuhe, eräät painokset50 kappaletta
It's Terrific to Be Ten (2000) — Avustaja — 48 kappaletta
Trapped!: Cages of Mind and Body (1938) — Avustaja — 43 kappaletta
Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures (2005) — Series Creator — 2 kappaletta
Gooney Bird Greene and her fabulous animal parade (2010) — Series Creator — 1 kappale
The Willoughbys [2020 film] — Original book — 1 kappale

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Yleistieto

Virallinen nimi
Hammersberg, Lois Ann
Syntymäaika
1937-03-20
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Asuinpaikat
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Governor's Island, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (näytä kaikki 7)
Portland, Maine, USA
Koulutus
Brown University
University of Southern Maine (B.A., English Literature, 1972)
Ammatit
children's book author
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Regina Medal (1994)
Agentti
Emily van Beek (Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management)
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com

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Found: Middle-grade book where MC dies at end, Name that Book (huhtikuu 2023)
What Are You Reading the Week of 14 March 2015?, What Are You Reading Now? (maaliskuu 2015)
YA/Children's Book - Sister with Leukemia, Name that Book (toukokuu 2011)

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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
 
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