Lois Lowry Quote

Selected for what? Claire had never heard of such a thing before. Rolf raised an eyebrow and shrugged. I don’t know. Didn’t she say? Yes, but I didn’t understand what she was talking about. Did any of you? He looked around at his coworkers at the table. Not really, Edith said. It was important, though. It had to do with the Giver and the Receiver. Whoever they are, someone murmured. Yes, it sounded really important, Eric agreed.

Lois Lowry

Selected for what? Claire had never heard of such a thing before. Rolf raised an eyebrow and shrugged. I don’t know. Didn’t she say? Yes, but I didn’t understand what she was talking about. Did any of you? He looked around at his coworkers at the table. Not really, Edith said. It was important, though. It had to do with the Giver and the Receiver. Whoever they are, someone murmured. Yes, it sounded really important, Eric agreed.

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About Lois Lowry

Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.
Many of her books have been challenged or even banned in some schools and libraries. The Giver, which is common in the curricula in some schools, has been prohibited in others.