Lois Lowry, (born March 20, 1937, Honolulu, Hawaii), American author who wrote some 50 books, mainly directed toward young adults, beginning in the 1970s. By t… See more

Lowry was born Lois Hammersberg and grew up as the middle child of three. She had an elder … See more

As Lowry’s children grew older, she was able to resume her studies. She received a B.A. degree in English literature from the University of Southern Maine, Portland, in 1972 and c… See more

Lowry continued to write into the 21st century. Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012) complete the dystopian Giver quartet. Her Gooney Bird series, whi… See more

Lowry also published Looking Back: A Book of Memories (1998), an inventive memoir that takes its cues from family photographs. It was revised and expanded in 2016. In 2020 she p… See more