Lois Lowry (born March 20, 1937) is an author of children's literature who has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice: first for Number the Stars in 1990, and again in 1994 for The Giver, her most famous and controversial work.

Biography

Lowry was born in Hawaii to an army family, who named her "Sena" for her Norwegian grandmother. Hearing of this, her grandmother telegraphed and instructed her parents that the child should have an American name.http://www.loislowry.com/pdf/Richmond_Speech.pdf Lois and Ann were the names of her father's sisters. She attended Brown University.

Lowry is currently living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Portfolio

The Giver Trilogy

• The Giver (1993), winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal
• Gathering Blue (2000)
• Messenger (2004)

The Anastasia Series

• Anastasia Krupnik ISBN 0440408520
• Anastasia Again!
• Anastasia At Your Service
• Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst
• Anastasia on her Own
• Anastasia has the Answers
• Anastasia's Chosen Career
• Anastasia at this Address
• Anastasia Absolutely

Books about Sam

• All about Sam
• Attaboy Sam!
• See You Around, Sam!
• Zooman Sam

Books about the Tates

• The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1983)
• Switcharound (1985)
• Your Move, J.P.!

Books about Gooney Bird

• Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
• Gooney Bird Greene

Standalone books

• ''Silent Boy
• Number the Stars, winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal
• Autumn Street
• Rabble Starkey
• A Summer to Die
• Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
• Us and Uncle Fraud
• Taking Care of Terrific
• Stay! keeper's Story
• Gossamer

Autobiographical

• Looking Back

References