Lois Lowry

Writer

Lois Lowry (born March 20, 1937) is an American author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for The Giver and Number the Stars.

Two-time Newbery Medal winner (Number the Stars, The Giver). Known for exploring themes such as memory, free will, and ethics. The Giver has been subject to challenges and bans in some schools.

The available review discusses Lois Lowry's The Giver as a depiction of a uniform, controlled community and the moral questions that arise when memory and suffering are removed. The reviewer highlights Jonas's role as Receiver of Memories and asks whether free will is a gift or a curse. The review treats the novel as relevant to all ages.

For:Young adult readers, educators, parents, librarians

 Let us imagine a perfect world, a world where there is no inequality, where no one is rude, no one asks indiscreet questions, no one insults, everyone respects the rules, a world where there is no pain, suffering, loneliness, where frustration and sadness can be dispelled with a pat on the back, where everything goes as it should, in the most perfect way possible.

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