Lois Lowry

The Profile

Lois Lowry is an American author of children’s and young adult literature, best known for The Giver and Number the Stars and recognized with two Newbery Medals.

Two-time Newbery Medal winner (Number the Stars, 1990; The Giver, 1994); author of the Giver Quartet.

A single, highly positive review examines Lowry’s The Giver, focusing on a regimented community that sacrifices difference for safety. The reviewer highlights Jonas’s role as Receiver of Memories and the moral cost of uniformity. Themes include choice, pain versus joy, and whether free will is a burden or a gift. The review notes the book’s history of being banned in some American schools for sensitive themes.