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Where did the idea of limiting the knowledge of the people in Jonas' society come from?

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Present during the filming of the Giver.

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International Hans Christian Andersen Award is considered as the most prestigious award for the author for children book.

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Lowry experienced a tremendous loss in 1995. Her son Grey, a U.S. Air Force pilot, died in a plane crash. Grey's daughter Nadine was only a toddler at the time of his death. Despite her grief, Lowry sought to make a book for her granddaughter about her life with her father.

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It took  21 years for The Giver to become a film.

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Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1990 for her novel Number the Stars, and again in 1994 for The Giver

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she has a dog

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Lois Lowry was asked if she wanted a cameo in the film, the Giver, but declined.

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The Giver was Lois Lowry's favorite and most sold book

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she has written 52 books

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She used to work as a professional photographer, and some of her works were used in the covers of her books.

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She explained to Publishers Weekly that the act of digging through family photos for the project inspired her to reflect on her own life

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The Giver received harsh reviews but it won over other critics.

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Her father was a dentist and Army officer, which led to her to live in several different places growing up.

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She was present during the fliming of the Giver

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She's also a photographer.

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Several Of Her Books Were Inspired By Personal Experiences.

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Lowry's pregnant mother took her and her older sister to live with her grandparents during the war as well while her father was stationed overseas. She and her family later rejoined Lowry's father and lived in Japan for a time after the war.

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In 1977, Lowry published her first novel, A Summer to Die, which was based on her own experience of losing her older sister Helen at a young age.

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She has won 7 awards

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has two sons and two daughter

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This is Lois Lowry.

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Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1990 for her novel Number the Stars, and again in 1994 for The Giver

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She is the author of a trilogy about a dystopian society where people are colorblind and feelings are taken away.

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Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

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As Lois's children grew up she found time to complete her degree in English literature from the University of Southern Main in Portland in 1972

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She went to school in Japan, but she graduated from New York City high school, then went to Brown University for two years then dropped out to get married.

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At the age of 19, she married naval officer Donald Lowry. The couple moved around a lot because of Donald's military career. Along the way, they had four children: daughters Alix and Kristin and sons Grey and Ben.

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She had four children

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She is the middle child in her family. Her older sister is Helen, and her younger brother is Jon.

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She was born in Hawaii

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Her father was a dentist and an army officer

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She is an american writer credited with more than 30 children books.

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Lowry experienced a tremendous loss in 1995. Her son Grey, a U.S. Air Force pilot, died in a plane crash.

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Dropped out of collage to get married

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She began her college education at Brown University and later received a degree in English from the University of Southern Maine. She was passionate about photography and worked as a professional photographer as well as a writer.

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She was 8 or 9 when she decided that she wanted to be a writer

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she got married at 19

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Her son died in a plane crash in 1995

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Writing was what she liked best subject in school.

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wrote gathering blue and counting stars

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Lois Lowry used a pin-name. Her real name is Lois Ann Hammersberg.

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She was a shy and introverted child, but she loved to read

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She graduated from NYC

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Her older sister died of cancer at 28.

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she has written other books
from the WWII tale Number the Stars to the lighthearted adventures of Anastasia Krupnik to the fantastical The Giver.

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Her father was a dentist and Army officer, which led to her to live in several different places growing up.

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Began her education at Brown University.

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At the age of 19 she married Donald Lowry

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She was shy and introverted as a child

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In 1977, Lowry published her first novel, A Summer to Die, which was based on her own experience of losing her older sister Helen at a young age.

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She was present during the filming of the movie The GIver

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She spend some of her school years in Japan

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She wrote The Giver quartet.

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She decided she wanted to be a writer when she was 8 or 9.

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Her older sister died form cancer

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Her first Newbery award was for her book "Number the Stars"

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She got two awards for The Giver

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born in honolulu hawaii

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married to donald Lowry

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Lowry's career reached new heights with the 1989 historical novel Number the Stars.

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She has four children

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the book the giver was was published in 1993

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She published her first novel A Summer To Die in 1977.

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She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer.

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Her family moved to the Washington Heights military housing complex in Tokyo, Japan, where her father was stationed from 1948–1950. She went through junior high school at the Tokyo American School at Meguro, a special school for the children of military families and expats, and then returned to the United States to attend high school.

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Her education was Brown University,University of southern Main,Curtis High school.

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Some of her books have been inspired by past experiences

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she is 79

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Worlds most popular children's
book writer

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She loves photography

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Her first novel was "A Summer to Die" and was published in 1977

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Lois Lowry won a John Newbery Medal.

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she w

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Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937,

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She has won two Newberry Medals

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Middle child of three

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Lois Lowry lost her son in 1995, as he served in the Air Force, being killed in a plane crash.

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Lois Lowry is an American writer credited with more than thirty children's books. She has won two Newbery Medals, for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994.

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She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.