Author

Lois Lowry

2 books Grades 5–12

About

Lois Lowry has won the Newbery Medal twice, for Number the Stars, about a Danish girl who helps her Jewish friend escape the Nazis, and for The Giver, about a boy who discovers the dark secrets of his seemingly perfect community. Her books lead to deep conversations about courage, freedom and choice.

Books by Lois Lowry

  • The Giver

    Grades 8–12 GRL Y 7 AR pts

    *Mature. Content may be deemed inappropriate for younger readers.

    While training to be the Receiver of Memory, Jonas experiences joy and sadness for the first time. He becomes convinced his society has given up too much, and he can no longer accept the sameness.

  • Number the Stars

    Grades 5–6 GRL U 4 AR pts

    In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. The story contains profanity, violence, slurs, and…