![]() From Hawaii, her family relocated to New York, and during World War II, she, her mother, and her older sister, Helen, lived with her mother's family in Pennsylvania while her father was stationed overseas. Because her father was a career army officer, Lowry often moved during her childhood. Hammersberg, a United States Army dentist, and Katherine Landis Hammersberg. Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Robert E. ![]() She writes about topics that range from the humorous escapades of Anastasia Krupnik to Jonas' serious realization in The Giver that he has been living his life like a robot. Her books portray sensitive, intelligent, witty protagonists who are faced with challenges and choices in life. Lowry doesn't rely on awards to determine her success as a writer but, rather, on how well she communicates with her readers about individuality, life, and relationships. ![]() Since then, she has written over twenty novels for young adults and has won numerous awards, including two prestigious Newbery awards, one for Number the Stars and the other for The Giver. Lois Lowry's first book, A Summer to Die, was published in 1977. ![]()
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