Biography
Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.
Many of her books have been challenged or even banned in some schools and libraries. The Giver, which is common in the curriculum in some schools, has been prohibited in others.
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1937-03-20 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceHonolulu, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsMargaret Edwards Award, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Christopher Award, Regina Medal, Newbery Medal
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