Lois Lowry
Autor/a de The Giver
Sobre l'autor
Lois Lowry (nee Lois Ann Hammersberg) was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was educated at both Brown University and the University of Southern Maine. Before becoming an author, she worked as a photographer and a freelance journalist. Her first book, A Summer to Die, was published mostra'n més in 1977. Since then she has written over 30 books for young adults including Gathering Blue, Messenger, the Anastasia Krupnik series, and Son. She has received numerous awards including: The New York Times Best Seller,the International Reading Association's Children's Literature Award, the American Library Association Notable Book Award Citation and two Newberry Medals for Number the Stars in 1990, and The Giver in 1993. She was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Brown University in 2014. The Giver is part of a Quartet of books; it is the first book, followed by Gathering Blue, messenger and Son. The Giver has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies. It was also made into a feature film of the same name released in 2014. Lois Lowry also made the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 finalists in the author category. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Author Lois Lowry at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53502477
Sèrie
Obres de Lois Lowry
The Worlds of Lois Lowry 3 Copy Boxed Set (The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger) (2006) 130 exemplars
Gooney Bird Greene Three Books in One!: (Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, Gooney the Fabulous) (2016) 32 exemplars
Rhinos & Raspberries: Tolerance Tales For The Early Grades (Teacher's Edition) (PreK-6th Grade) (2006) 29 exemplars
The Gooney Bird Collection: Gooney Bird Greene; Gooney Bird and the Room Mother; Gooney the Fabulous; Gooney Bird Is So… (2009) 20 exemplars
Anastasia: "Anastasia Krupnik", "Anastasia Again!", "Anastasia at Your Service" (Three-in-one) (1993) 13 exemplars
Anastasia. Hals über Kopf: Enthält die Einzelbände: Anastasia mit der rosa Warze / Anastasia verflixt noch mal (2001) 6 exemplars
Rigorous Reading: The Giver (In-Depth Guides for Great Literature), Grades 5–8 from Teacher Created Resources (2016) 3 exemplars
The Sam Krupnik Series: All About Sam; Attaboy, Sam!; See You Around, Sam!; Zooman Sam (2010) 3 exemplars
Quin cuenta las estrellas? 2 exemplars
Herbststrasse 1 exemplars
Elliot's House 1 exemplars
Anastasia mit den 15 Sommersprossen. ( Ab 10 J.) 1 exemplars
Lois Lowry Set: The Giver Number the Stars 1 exemplars
Les Idées folles d'Anastasia (L. F. roman) 1 exemplars
Giver Quartet, The 1 exemplars
Us and Uncle Fraud 1 exemplars
The Giver Study Guide 1 exemplars
Nikczemny spisek 1 exemplars
Autumn Street[AUTUMN STREET][Paperback] 1 exemplars
Schon wieder Anastasia 1 exemplars
The Giver. Il messaggero 1 exemplars
Children's Newbery Award Winners, set of 10: Caddie Woodlawn, Holes, Ginger Pye, Sarah Plain & Tall, Summer of Swans,… (1986) 1 exemplars
Anastasia Krupnik Book Set (4) : Anstasia Again - Zooman Sam - Anastasia At This Address (An Unofficial Box Set) (2000) 1 exemplars
Anastasia Boxed Set - 8 Books 1 exemplars
Gooney Bird Greene and the Room Mother 1 exemplars
Spočítej hvězdy 1 exemplars
Valahol messze 1 exemplars
A Fearful Symmetry 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Senyor de les mosques (1954) — Epíleg, algunes edicions; Pròleg, algunes edicions — 49,583 exemplars
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales (2011) — Col·laborador — 860 exemplars
Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families as They Really Are (2003) — Col·laborador — 82 exemplars
Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories (2006) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions; Pròleg, algunes edicions — 50 exemplars
Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In (2018) — Col·laborador — 17 exemplars
The Willoughbys [2020 film] — Original book — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Hammersberg, Lois Ann
- Data de naixement
- 1937-03-20
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Governor's Island, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (mostra-les totes 7)
Portland, Maine, USA - Educació
- Brown University
University of Southern Maine (B.A., English Literature, 1972) - Professions
- children's book author
- Premis i honors
- Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Regina Medal (1994) - Agent
- Emily van Beek (Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management)
- Biografia breu
- Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com
Membres
Converses
Found: Middle-grade book where MC dies at end a Name that Book (abril 2023)
What Are You Reading the Week of 14 March 2015? a What Are You Reading Now? (març 2015)
YA/Children's Book - Sister with Leukemia a Name that Book (maig 2011)
Ressenyes
Una conte distòpic, fantàstic, superficial i simple. La seva millor virtut és lo ràpid que es llegeix (només hi ha diàlegs)
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Favourite Books (2)
Best Dystopias (2)
Ambleside Books (2)
Female Author (3)
4th Grade Books (1)
Holocaust (1)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
100 New Classics (1)
Princess Tales (1)
1980s (1)
Pageturners (1)
al.vick-series (1)
Jewish Books (1)
Wishlist (1)
Premis
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 113
- També de
- 18
- Membres
- 100,417
- Popularitat
- #90
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 3,676
- ISBN
- 1,140
- Llengües
- 25
- Preferit
- 149
El primer que cal dir és que aquest és un llibre juvenil i qui busqui el nivell llenguatge o de detall i elaboració en els personatges i en l'argument que esperaria trobar en una novel·la per a adults; s'emportarà una decepció. Un cop matisat això, penso que és un gran llibre. El seu gran encert és com ens transporta de manera subtil i progressiva al cor d'aquesta utopia que sembla ideal però no ho és, on la gent viu tranquil·la però també ha renunciat a moltes coses importants per a aconseguir-ho.
Es troba a faltar més informació sobre el món fora de la comunitat o com s'ha arribat al context de la novel·la, preguntes que segurament queden respostes en els llibres posteriors de la saga.… (més)