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Lois Lowry

Auteur van The Giver

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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
Fotografie: 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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Werken van Lois Lowry

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

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Officiële naam
Hammersberg, Lois Ann
Geboortedatum
1937-03-20
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Woonplaatsen
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Governor's Island, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (toon alle 7)
Portland, Maine, USA
Opleiding
Brown University
University of Southern Maine (B.A., English Literature, 1972)
Beroepen
children's book author
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Regina Medal (1994)
Agent
Emily van Beek (Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management)
Korte biografie
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 in Name that Book (april 2023)
What Are You Reading the Week of 14 March 2015? in What Are You Reading Now? (maart 2015)
YA/Children's Book - Sister with Leukemia in Name that Book (mei 2011)

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Werken
106
Ook door
18
Leden
99,616
Populariteit
#91
Waardering
3.9
Besprekingen
3,666
ISBNs
1,140
Talen
25
Favoriet
149

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