Lois Lowry
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Sull'Autore
Lois Lowry (nee Lois Ann Hammersberg) was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was educated at both Brown University and the University of Southern Maine. Before becoming an author, she worked as a photographer and a freelance journalist. Her first book, A Summer to Die, was published mostra altro in 1977. Since then she has written over 30 books for young adults including Gathering Blue, Messenger, the Anastasia Krupnik series, and Son. She has received numerous awards including: The New York Times Best Seller,the International Reading Association's Children's Literature Award, the American Library Association Notable Book Award Citation and two Newberry Medals for Number the Stars in 1990, and The Giver in 1993. She was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Brown University in 2014. The Giver is part of a Quartet of books; it is the first book, followed by Gathering Blue, messenger and Son. The Giver has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies. It was also made into a feature film of the same name released in 2014. Lois Lowry also made the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 finalists in the author category. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Author Lois Lowry at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53502477
Serie
Opere di Lois Lowry
The Worlds of Lois Lowry 3 Copy Boxed Set (The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger) (2006) 130 copie
Gooney Bird Greene Three Books in One!: (Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, Gooney the Fabulous) (2016) 32 copie
Rhinos & Raspberries: Tolerance Tales For The Early Grades (Teacher's Edition) (PreK-6th Grade) (2006) 29 copie
The Gooney Bird Collection: Gooney Bird Greene; Gooney Bird and the Room Mother; Gooney the Fabulous; Gooney Bird Is So… (2009) 20 copie
Anastasia: "Anastasia Krupnik", "Anastasia Again!", "Anastasia at Your Service" (Three-in-one) (1993) 13 copie
Anastasia. Hals über Kopf: Enthält die Einzelbände: Anastasia mit der rosa Warze / Anastasia verflixt noch mal (2001) 4 copie
The Sam Krupnik Series: All About Sam; Attaboy, Sam!; See You Around, Sam!; Zooman Sam (2010) 3 copie
Rigorous Reading: The Giver (In-Depth Guides for Great Literature), Grades 5–8 from Teacher Created Resources (2016) 3 copie
Quin cuenta las estrellas? 2 copie
Elliot's House 1 copia
Anastasia Boxed Set - 8 Books 1 copia
Valahol messze 1 copia
Giver Quartet, The 1 copia
Us and Uncle Fraud 1 copia
The Giver Study Guide 1 copia
Nikczemny spisek 1 copia
Anastasia Krupnik Book Set (4) : Anstasia Again - Zooman Sam - Anastasia At This Address (An Unofficial Box Set) (2000) 1 copia
Children's Newbery Award Winners, set of 10: Caddie Woodlawn, Holes, Ginger Pye, Sarah Plain & Tall, Summer of Swans,… (1986) 1 copia
The Giver. Il messaggero 1 copia
Spočítej hvězdy 1 copia
A Fearful Symmetry 1 copia
Opere correlate
Il signore delle mosche (1954) — Postfazione, alcune edizioni; Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 49,481 copie
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales (2011) — Collaboratore — 859 copie
Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories (2006) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni; Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 50 copie
The Willoughbys [2020 film] — Original book — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Hammersberg, Lois Ann
- Data di nascita
- 1937-03-20
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Governor's Island, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (mostra tutto 7)
Portland, Maine, USA - Istruzione
- Brown University
University of Southern Maine (B.A., English Literature, 1972) - Attività lavorative
- children's book author
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Regina Medal (1994) - Agente
- Emily van Beek (Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management)
- Breve biografia
- Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com
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Discussioni
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YA/Children's Book - Sister with Leukemia in Name that Book (Mag 2011)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 108
- Opere correlate
- 18
- Utenti
- 99,845
- Popolarità
- #91
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 3,668
- ISBN
- 1,140
- Lingue
- 25
- Preferito da
- 149
Il figlio è diviso in tre parti.
Nella prima ci ritroviamo in quella che era stata la Comunità di Jonas, prima della sua fuga (narrata in The Giver. Il donatore) e stavolta la protagonista è una Partoriente, Claire, che, per un problema sopraggiunto nella sua prima gravidanza, non sarà più in grado di generare figli. Inizia quindi a farsi delle domande e, contrariamente a tutte le regole, comincia a frequentare suo figlio neonato, guarda caso quello stesso Gabe del quale si parla sempre in The Giver. Il donatore. Ho trovato questa prima parte assolutamente noiosa, una ripresa del primo libro che mi è sembrata eccessivamente dilatata.
Dopo la fuga di Jonas con Gabe, Claire tenta di seguirli, ma si ritrova in un villaggio di pescatori, dove viene adottata da una donna, Alys. Questa è la parte migliore del romanzo, dove le emozioni scorrono libere, finalmente. C'è una vecchia saggezza in Alys e una grettezza popolana nei pregiudizi del villaggio contro la storia di Claire. C'è l'amore e c'è la forza indomabile di una madre che deve ritrovare suo figlio.
Nella terza parte, infine, ritorniamo non dico nella noia, ma certamente nel poco degno di nota. Il finale ricorda (come i romanzi precedenti) una favoletta con poco nerbo, questo Male non fa paura, non mette voglia di nascondersi. E quando il cattivo non è all'altezza, i buoni non possono essere indimenticabili.… (altro)