Lois Lowry

Born on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Birthday is March 20th 1937. Her parents were Robert and Katherine

Hammersberg. She is has an older sister named Helen and a

younger brother named Jon. Lowry lived all over the world because her father

was an army dentist. Growing up Lowry liked to be on her own in a “world

of books.” Her dream as a child was to write books

professionally.

About Lois Lowry

Pictures of Lowry Growing Up

Lois went to Brown University but dropped out after sophomore year when she got married to a naval officer at the age of 19.

After having five children Lois returned to college and got her bachelors degree.

She continued on to graduate school. Lowry’s writing career took off after grad School. Lowry’s books center around one central Theme: the importance of human connections.

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The Giver Trilogy – 3 Books (about to be a 4th)

The Anastasia Series – 9 Books The Sam Krupnik Series – 4 Books Books about the Tates – 3 Books The Gooney Bird Books – 5 Books

Lois Lowry’s Book Series

Book Series Cover Art

Giver Series

Anastasia Series

Sam Series

Gooney Series

Tates Series

Lois Lowry’s Stand Alone Books

Bless This Mouse Like the Willow Tree The Birthday Ball Crow Call The Willoughbys Gosamer The Silent Boy A Summer to die

Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye

Autumn Street Taking Care of Terrific Us and Uncle Fraud Rabble Starkey Stay! Keeper’s Story Number the Stars Looking Back

Stand Alone Books Cover Art

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Lois Lowry’s Awards

Newbery Medal (1990 and 1994) Margaret A. Edwards Award for

Lifetime Contribution to Young Adult Literature

Regina Medal National Jewish Book Award Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

(1987 and 1993) Sydney Taylor Book Award Hope S. Dean Award New England Book Award Chicago Tribune Young Adult Fiction

Prize Hans Christian Andersen Award

nominee (United States) Golden Kite Award International Reading Association

Children’s Book Award

International Board on Books for Young People Honor List

Kerlan Award The Children's Book Committee

Bank Street College of Education The Outstanding Children's

Books of the Year Parents' Choice Gold Little D Award 2011 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Lamstein Lecture at the

University of Michigan 2001 Zena Sutherland Lecture Anne Carroll Moore Lecture Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture

Lois Lowry’s State Awards

Arizona Young Read’s Awards Arkansas – Charlie May Simon

Children’s Book Award Georgia Children’s Book Awards Illinois – Rebecca Caudill Young

Readers’ Book Award Indiana –Young Hoosier Book Award Outstanding Pennsylvania Author

Award Iowa Children’s Choice Awards &

Iowa Teen Award Kansas – William Allen White

Children’s Book Award Maine Student Book Award Maryland Children’s Book Award Massachusetts Children’s Book

Award

Missouri – Mark Twain Award Nebraska – Golden Sower Award Nevada Young Readers Awards New Jersey – Garden State Children’s

Book Awards & Garden State Teen Book Awards

Oklahoma – Sequoyah Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards

Pacific Northwest – Young Reader’s Choice Awards

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards

South Dakota – Prairie Pasque Awards Vermont – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Children’s Book Award Wisconsin – Golden Archer Award Wyoming – Soaring Eagle Book

Award

Lois Lowry maintains a personal blog on her website. http://

www.loislowry.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=latest&Itemid=194

Her last updated blog posting was on March 29th 2012!

Lois Lowry and Social Media

Aside from her blog Lois Lowry maintain a very active website in which she also shares personal pictures and videos with readers.

http://www.loislowry.com/ There are also non-official Lois Lowry Facebook

pages and pages for her books on Facebook. https://

www.facebook.com/pages/Lois-Lowry/107982079230419

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Giver/105570569477102

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Lowry, Lois. Lois Lowry. 2011. <http://www.loislowry.com/>.

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