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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.
The Giver Quartet is a series of four books about a dystopian world by Lois Lowry. The quartet consists of The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2002), Messenger (2007), and Son (2012). [1] [2] The first book won the 1998 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 50 million copies. [3] [4] The story takes place in the world of The Giver. Each book has a ...
The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.
Son is a 2012 young adult dystopian novel by American author Lois Lowry. The fourth and final book in The Giver Quartet, the story takes place during and after the first book in the series, The Giver. The story follows Claire, the Birthmother of Gabriel, who was marked for "release" in The Giver before
Gathering Blue is a young adult-dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000. [1] A companion book to The Giver (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger (2004) and Son (2012) in The Giver Quartet.
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea is a business book written by Bob Burg and John D. Mann. [1] [2] It is a story about the power of giving. The first edition was published on December 27, 2007 by Portfolio Hardcover .
Highest listing price on eBay: $10,000 The punch-out activity books were among A Little Golden Book’s finest era. This “Hansel and Gretel” story from 1961 includes fully intact cutouts ...
Publishers Weekly referred to Gossamer as a "poetic, fanciful", [1] and "spellbinding story" crafted with Lowry's "exquisite, at times mesmerizing writing". [2] They described the novel's prose as "lyrical" and "richly descriptive", and highlighted how it "ushers readers into a fascinating parallel world inhabited by appealingly quirky characters". [2]