LOIS LOWRY RESEARCH- 1st by Alane Williams https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek This is what we know about our author... en-us 2017-02-23 18:29:00 UTC 2025-09-27 05:43:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Hope: Lois Lowry was born in March 20, 1937. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030130 2017-02-24 14:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030130 Hais Kokoszka https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030250 Wrote the books number the stars, the giver series, a summer to die,etc. dropped out of college to marry,Has always been a military spouse or child. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030250 Lois Lowry is an American writer credited with more than thirty children's books. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030272 Avery Weed]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030272 Ronak https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030311 She published her first novel, A Summer to Die, in 1977.

]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030311 Nate https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030359 First Novel is A Summer to Die 1977]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030359 Brianna https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030362 Married to Donald Grey Lowry ]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030362 Adam https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030469 Lois Lowry Has 4 Kids  Grey Lowry, Benjamin Lowry, Kristin Lowry, Alix Lowry

]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030469 Kaylin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030490 The first novel she wrote was A summer to die and it was published in 1977]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030490 Madison https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030509 America's most popular 
 children's book authors.]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030509 She has won two Newbery Medals, for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030580 Avery Weed]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030580 Author Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030624 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030624 Anthony https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030642 Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world.]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030642 brayden https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030684 her books were inspired by personal experiences]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030684 Tanner https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030691 As her children grew up Lowry found time to complete her degree in English literature from the University of Southern Maine in Portland in 1972. After earning her B.A., she pursued graduate studies at her alma mater.]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030691 Iyania https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030695 2017-02-24 14:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030695 Riley M https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030797 Several Of Her Books Were Inspired By Personal Experiences.]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030797 Ashlyn https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030977 Lois Lowry lost her son Grey in 1995 as a pilot dying in a plane crash]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156030977 Ryleigh https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031012 Lowry was the second child in the family. Her older sister is Helen. Her younger brother is Jon. In 1962, her sister Helen died because of cancer at the age of 28 years old.]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031012 Anthony https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031039 Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her 19th century farmhouse in New Hampshire.]]> 2017-02-24 14:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031039 Justin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031069 She is the middle child of 3]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031069 Nate https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031127 Some of her novels:
Number The Stars, Gathering Blue, Son and Anastasia Krupnik.]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031127 Lowry received the honor a second time for The Giver, which would eventually become a 2014 film https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031128 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031128 Maleigha L. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031140 The first was for her novel Number the Stars, which was published in 1989. 

]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031140 Ben https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031189 2017-02-24 14:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031189 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031316 she has four kids: Alix, Grey, Kristin, and Benjamin Lowry]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031316 Maleigha https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031356 The Giver was turned into a movie in 2014.]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031356 Christian https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031413 Her maiden name is Hammersberg]]> 2017-02-24 14:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031413 She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031452 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031452 Anthony https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031518 She has tackled a number of topics in her literature including adoption, mental illness, cancer, the Holocaust and futuristic societies.

]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031518 Riley M https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031519 She loves photography ]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031519 Jadyn W https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031710 She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer. 

]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031710 Brianna https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031711 Some of school years were in japan]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031711 Madison https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031775 her first novel was
 based on her own experience of losing her older sister Helen at a young age.]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031775 Kaylin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031798 In addition to writing, Lowry is a skilled photographer.]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031798 Adam https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031802 Lois Lowry Education  Brown University, University of Southern Maine, Curtis High School]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031802 Justin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031818 She began school in New York

]]> 2017-02-24 14:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031818 maleigha https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031872 Lowry lost her son in 1995 as he served in the Air Force, being killed in a plane crash. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156031872 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032190 her awards include:
Rhode Island Children's Book
1994
Regina
1991
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book
1990
Newbery Medal, National Jewish Book
]]> 2017-02-24 14:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032190 Anthony https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032208 Real name is Lois Ann Hammersberg]]> 2017-02-24 14:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032208 Iyania https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032318 She published her first novel, A Summer to Die, in 1977]]> 2017-02-24 14:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032318 spent two years at Brown University before dropping out to get married. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032335 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032335 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032613 Lowry married Donald Grey Lowry at the age of nineteen in 1956, but divorced in 1977.]]> 2017-02-24 14:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032613 Justin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032860 She married at 19

]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032860 A shy and introverted child, Lowry loved to read. She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032868 Avery Weed

]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032868 Christian https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032876 was born in Honolulu, Hawaii]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032876 Chloe https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032949 She spent a few years of school in Japan, and graduated in New York CIty.]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032949 Brandon.R https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032956 There were 22,000 books used to film The Giver of Lois Lowry. The books were bought from used bookstores. After the movie, the books were donated to schools .]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156032956 Riley https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033009 2017-02-24 14:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033009 Ronak https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033072 Lois Lowry favorite book are Rabble Starkey and Autumn Street]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033072 Iyania https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033079 She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer. Her father was a dentist and Army officer]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033079 Kaylin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033100 At the age of 19, she married naval officer Donald Lowry]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033100 Her father was a dentist and Army officer https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033127 Avery Weed]]> 2017-02-24 14:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033127 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033159 Lowry started her career as a freelance journalist for Redbook magazine.]]> 2017-02-24 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033159 In 1979, Lowry also published Autumn Street, a novel that drew further inspiration from her own life. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033391 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033391 Ashlyn https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033719 The Giver has sold more than 3.5 copies worldwide]]> 2017-02-24 14:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033719 Ryleigh https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033792  Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. She has explored such complex issues as racism, terminal illness, murder, the Holocaust, and more]]> 2017-02-24 14:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156033792 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034005 She has also explored very controversial issues of questioning authority such as in The Giver quartet. Her writing on such matters has brought her both praise and criticism.

]]> 2017-02-24 14:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034005 Christian https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034021 She explained to Publishers Weekly that the act of digging through family photos for the project inspired her to reflect on her own life.]]> 2017-02-24 14:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034021 Kaylin https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034059 She has an older sister named Helen]]> 2017-02-24 14:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034059 Lowry's career reached new heights with the 1989 historical novel Number the Stars. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034323 brik]]> 2017-02-24 14:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034323 Tanner https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034324 Wrote A Summer to Die because Houghton Mifflin suggested it. Published in 1977 then got divorced that year also. Her kids and her grew up in Maine which is where she got her graduate]]> 2017-02-24 14:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034324 Adam https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034663 Following World War II, Lowry and her family moved to the Washington Heights military housing complex in Tokyo, Japan.]]> 2017-02-24 14:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034663 Jadyn https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034751  Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156034751 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035032 Author Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii]]> 2017-02-24 14:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035032 Lowry published one of her best known novels, The Giver. https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035128 brk]]> 2017-02-24 14:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035128 Brandon.R https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035225 There are many difficult subjects served by Lois Lowry in her books. You can find her exploring the issues of Holocaust, murder, terminal illness, racism, and many more.]]> 2017-02-24 14:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035225 ryleigh https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035245 she was born on march 20, 1937]]> 2017-02-24 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035245 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035343 Born Lois Ann Hammersberg on March 20, 1937]]> 2017-02-24 14:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035343 Sarah https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035640 Lois Lowry got her inspiration from the Giver from her father's memory loss.]]> 2017-02-24 14:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035640 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035661 At the age of 19, she married naval officer Donald Lowry. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035661 Anthony https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035803 Considered her older sister Helen much like a mother]]> 2017-02-24 14:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156035803 Mackenzie https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156036206 Lowry experienced a tremendous loss in 1995. Her son Grey, a U.S. Air Force pilot, died in a plane crash.]]> 2017-02-24 14:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156036206 Genesis https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156036591  A Summer to Die, lois lowry's  first book, was a highly fictionalized retelling of the early death of her
sister, and of the effect of such a loss on a family. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156036591 Brayden https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156037060 Her maiden name is Lois Ann Hammersburg

]]> 2017-02-24 14:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/30mtrc1sek/wish/156037060