Biography
This is about Lois Lowry's life. It includes the dates of her books when they won an award, children, and other important events.
1937
Lois Ann Hammersburg is born on March 20th in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1939
The Hammersburg Family moves to Brooklyn, New York.
1942
Lois's father goes off to the war. They move to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
1948
The Hammersburg family moves to Japan.
1950
Lois's mother moves the family back to Carlisle, while their father stayed in Japan.
1951
The family moves to Governors Island in New York City.
1954-1956
Lois goes to Brown University and drops out in 1956 to marry Donald Grey Lowry.
1958
Lois's first child, Alix is born.
1959
Their second child, Grey is born.
1961
Their third child, Kristin is born.
1962
Lois's sister, Helen dies from cancer and their forth child, Benjamin is born.
1963
Lois's family moves to Maine.
1972
Lois recives a B.A. from the University of Southern Maine.
1977
Lois gets divorced and her first novel A Summer to Die is published.
1979
Lois moves to Boston, Massachusetts.
1990
Lois receives her first Newbery Medal for Number the Stars.
1994
Lois receives another Newbery Medal for The Giver.
Pages
"Take pride in your pain. You are stronger than those who have none." Katrina- Chapter 3, p. 22
"Mother? There was no reply. She hadn't expected one. Her mother had been dead, now, for four days, and Kira could tell that the last of the spirit was drifitng away...Now she was all alone."
Lame from birth and recently orphaned, Kira must survive alone in brutish population, where the weak are discarded. With a twisted leg, she seems useless in a world that values strength. Ostracized by the village women because of her deformity, she goes to see the Council of Guardians to discover if she will live or die. Saved and given a purpose in life, Kira is ordered to restore the society's most valuable possession. She must repair a symbolic robe that is vital to the history of her people. As Kira works on the robe, she slowly comes to realize that not all is as it seems. On her quest to discover the truth about her world and to find out what exists beyond the lies she has known. Kira takes her future into her own hands and risks everything. Her decisions will alter the lives of everyone.
Lame from birth and recently orphaned, Kira must survive alone in brutish population, where the weak are discarded. With a twisted leg, she seems useless in a world that values strength. Ostracized by the village women because of her deformity, she goes to see the Council of Guardians to discover if she will live or die. Saved and given a purpose in life, Kira is ordered to restore the society's most valuable possession. She must repair a symbolic robe that is vital to the history of her people. As Kira works on the robe, she slowly comes to realize that not all is as it seems. On her quest to discover the truth about her world and to find out what exists beyond the lies she has known. Kira takes her future into her own hands and risks everything. Her decisions will alter the lives of everyone.