Lois Lowry - 1937
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Londonderry High School in Londonderry, New Hampshire
I. Biography Lois Lowry was born on March 20th , 1937 in Hawaii. The middle child of three, she enjoyed her freedom. Although she and her mother enjoyed each other's
company, Mrs. Lowry spent more time with her older daughter. Her brother and father were inseperable, leaving Lowry to herself. Already an artist, the young Lowry enjoyed spending time alone with her books and creative mind.
Her father was an army dentist, causing the family to live all over the world. Lowry lived in Pennsylvania, Washington, went to high school in New York, spent three years in Tokyo,
and went to college at Brown University in Rhode Island. Lois Lowry married at the age of nineteen, and traveled around the world with her new
husband, a naval officer. She settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts after living in Florida, California, Connecticut, and South Carolina. After her husband left the navy and received
his diploma from the Harvard School of Law, she moved with her four children to Maine. She went to the University of Southern Maine, and finally achieved her dream of
becoming an author. She now resides in Cambridge, Massachussetts. She spends her weekends in New Hampshire, where she enjoys the wildlife and nature. II. Professional Life
Lowry graduated from the University of Southern Maine, where she raised her four children. She began writing professionally after receiving her degree and completing
graduate school. She writes most of her work from her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lowry has received two Newbury Awards, for her books The Giver and Number the Stars.
Among other awards she has won are the American Library Association Notable Book Award, the Children's Book Award, The National Jewish Book Award, and the Boston Globe Award for Literature. III. Influences When asked about her influences, Lois Lowry replied, "Nothing 'inspired' me to be an author. It was simply what I always wanted to do, from childhood: what I did best, loved
best. If anything inspired me, it was books" (Internet Public Library- Lois Lowry). IV. Works by Lois Lowry Novels
V. Lois Lowry on the Web
A Summer to Die (1977)
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (1978)
Anastasia Krupnik (1979)
Autumn Street (1979)
Anastasia Again! (1981)
Anastasia at Your Service (1982)
Taking Care of Terrific (1983)
Anastasia Ask Your Analyst (1984)
Us and Uncle Fraud (1984)
One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1985)
Anastasia on Her Own (1985)
Switcharound (1985)
Anastasia Has the Answers (1986)
Rabble Starkey (1987)
Anastasia's Chosen Career (1987)
All About Sam (1988)
Number the Stars (1989)
Your Move J.P (1990)
Anastasia at This Address (1991)
Attaboy, Sam! (1992)
The Giver (1993)
Anastasia, Absolutely (1995)
See You Around Sam! (1996)
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Featured Author: Lois Lowry
The Giver
VI. Bibliography
"Featured Author: Lois Lowry." Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site. 1999. Online. Internet. Available
"Learning About Lois Lowry." Rutgers University. 20 Sept. 1996. Online. Internet. Available
"Teacher's Guides: The Giver." Random House. 1999. Online. Internet. Available
This essay was submitted by a student of Elizabeth H. Juster, a teacher at Londonderry High School in Londonderry, New Hampshire.