https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z This is what we know about our author... en-us 2017-02-23 18:25:22 UTC 2024-05-05 12:06:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113795 She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.]]> 2017-02-24 18:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113795 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113802 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. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113802 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113819 Lois Lowry lost her son in 1995, as he served in the Air Force, being killed in a plane crash. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113819 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113828 Middle child of three]]> 2017-02-24 18:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113828 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113830 She has won two Newberry Medals]]> 2017-02-24 18:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113830 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113835 2017-02-24 18:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113835 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113878 Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, ]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113878 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113891 she w]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113891 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113898

]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113898 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113908 Lois Lowry won a John Newbery Medal.]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113908 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113979 Her first novel was "A Summer to Die" and was published in 1977]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113979 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113983 She loves photography 

]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156113983 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114018 Worlds most popular children's
 book writer ]]> 2017-02-24 18:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114018 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114132
she is 79]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114132 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114142 2017-02-24 18:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114142 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114160 Some of her books have been inspired by past experiences 

]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114160 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114161 Her education was Brown University,University of southern Main,Curtis High school.]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114161 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114181 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. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114181 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114197 She was around 8 or 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a writer.]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114197 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114222 She published her first novel A Summer To Die in 1977.]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114222 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114225 the book the giver was was published in 1993]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114225 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114244 She has four children]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114244 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114250 Lowry's career reached new heights with the 1989 historical novel Number the Stars.]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114250 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114294 married to donald Lowry

]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114294 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114335 born in honolulu hawaii

]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114335 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114347 She got two awards for The Giver]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114347 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114348 Her first Newbery award was for her book "Number the Stars" ]]> 2017-02-24 18:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114348 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114369 Her older sister died form cancer]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114369 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114437 She decided she wanted to be a writer when she was 8 or 9.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114437 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114473 She wrote The Giver quartet.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114473 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114658 She spend some of her school years in Japan]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114658 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114667 2017-02-24 18:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114667 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114678 She was present during the filming of the movie The GIver]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114678 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114680 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. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114680 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114682 She was shy and introverted as a child]]> 2017-02-24 18:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114682 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114802 2017-02-24 18:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114802 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114835 At the age of 19 she married Donald Lowry]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114835 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114865 Began her education at Brown University.]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114865 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114881  Her father was a dentist and Army officer, which led to her to live in several different places growing up. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114881 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114907 she has written other books
from the WWII tale Number the Stars to the lighthearted adventures of Anastasia Krupnik to the fantastical The Giver.]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114907 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114977 Her older sister died of cancer at 28.]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114977 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114993 She graduated from NYC

]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156114993 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115015 She was a shy and introverted child, but she loved to read]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115015 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115018 Lois Lowry used a pin-name. Her real name is Lois Ann Hammersberg.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115018 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115059 wrote gathering blue and counting stars ]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115059 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115096 2017-02-24 18:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115096 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115103 Writing was what she liked best subject in school.]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115103 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115139 Her son died in a plane crash in 1995]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115139 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115189 she got married at 19]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115189 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115245 She was 8 or 9 when she decided that she wanted to be a writer

]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115245 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115252 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.]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115252 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115254 Dropped out of collage to get married]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115254 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115290 Lowry experienced a tremendous loss in 1995. Her son Grey, a U.S. Air Force pilot, died in a plane crash. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115290 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115395 She is an american writer credited with more than 30 children books.]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115395 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115405 Her father was a dentist and an army officer]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115405 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115414 She was born in Hawaii

]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115414 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115419 She is the middle child in her family. Her older sister is Helen, and her younger brother is Jon.]]> 2017-02-24 18:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115419 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115500 She had four children 

]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115500 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115539 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.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115539 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115558 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. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115558 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115559 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]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115559 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115588 Her zodiac sign is Pisces.]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115588 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115616 2017-02-24 18:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115616 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115666 She is the author of a trilogy about a dystopian society where people are colorblind and feelings are taken away.]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115666 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115668 Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1990 for her novel Number the Stars, and again in 1994 for The Giver]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115668 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115737 This is Lois Lowry.]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115737 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115770 has two sons and two daughter]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115770 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115785 She has won 7 awards

]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115785 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115802 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.]]> 2017-02-24 18:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156115802 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116050 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. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116050 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116076 Several Of Her Books Were Inspired By Personal Experiences.]]> 2017-02-24 18:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116076 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116082 She's also a photographer.]]> 2017-02-24 18:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116082 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116157 She was present during the fliming of the Giver

]]> 2017-02-24 18:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116157 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116215 Her father was a dentist and Army officer, which led to her to live in several different places growing up. ]]> 2017-02-24 18:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116215 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116286 The Giver received harsh reviews but it won over other critics.]]> 2017-02-24 18:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116286 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116301 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 18:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116301 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116326 She used to work as a professional photographer, and some of her works were used in the covers of her books.]]> 2017-02-24 18:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116326 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116822 she has written 52 books]]> 2017-02-24 18:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156116822 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117178 The Giver was Lois Lowry's favorite and most sold book]]> 2017-02-24 18:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117178 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117271 Lois Lowry was asked if she wanted a cameo in the film, the Giver, but declined.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117271 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117785 she has a dog

]]> 2017-02-24 18:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117785 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117825 Lowry won the Newbery Medal in 1990 for her novel Number the Stars, and again in 1994 for The Giver]]> 2017-02-24 18:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156117825 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118105 It took  21 years for The Giver to become a film.]]> 2017-02-24 18:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118105 s647118 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118114 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.

]]> 2017-02-24 18:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118114 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118145 International Hans Christian Andersen Award is considered as the most prestigious award for the author for children book.]]> 2017-02-24 18:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118145 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118241 Present during the filming of the Giver. 


]]> 2017-02-24 18:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118241 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118364 2017-02-24 18:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156118364 https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156119947 Where did the idea of limiting the knowledge of the people in Jonas' society come from?]]> 2017-02-24 19:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilliams/t2vr8wt3al1z/wish/156119947