Monday, April 7, 2008

bibliography on Lois Lowry-children's lit author

Lois Lowry is by far one of my favorite children's literature authors. One of my first outside reading entries was on her book, Number the Stars, which is one of my favorite children's books. The Giver was also a brilliant read and both books won awards. The major theme of Lowry's books is human connections. This deals with the vital need of people to be aware of their interdependence, not only with each other, but with the world and its environment. Lois is amazing the way she mixes comedy and tradegy. Lowry quotes this on wikipedia "I try, through writing, to convey my passionate awareness that we live intertwined on this planet and that our future depends upon our caring more, and doing more, for one another." To me Lowry is not only an amazing writer for children, but an unbelieveable person. She made the point that after her son died in a fighter plane, that she wished to honor him by helping to find a way to end war and conflict on earth. Besides The Giver and Number the Stars, some other of her literary works include: The Anastasia series, A Summer to Die, The Sam series and The Tate series.

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