Lois Ann Lowry (born March 20, 1937) is a popular children's author from the United States. She was innate inside Hawaii to an army family, who named her "Sena" for her Norwegian grandmother; hearing of this, her grandmother telegraphed and instructed her parents that the child should have an American name. [http://www.loislowry.com/pdf/Richmond_Speech.pdf] (Lois & Ann were a list of her father's sisters.) Her best known book, The Giver, is popular yet controversial, & it has been banned around a few schools.

Books by Lowry:

A Summer To Die

A Giver Trilogy The Giver, winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal Gathering Blue Messenger

A Anastasia Series Anastasia Krupnik ISBN 0440408520 Anastasia Again! Anastasia At Your Service Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst Anastasia on her Own Anastasia has the Answers ''Anastasia's Chosen Career Anastasia at this Address Anastasia Absolutly

Books just about Sam All about Sam Attaboy Sam! See You Around, Sam! Zooman Sam

Books just about a Tates The One Hundredth Thing about Caroline Switcharound Your Move, J.P.!

Books just about Gooney Bird Gooney Bird and the Room Mother Gooney Bird Greene

'Have alone books Silent Boy Number the Stars, winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal Autumn Street Rabble Starkey A Summer to Die Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye Us and Uncle Fraud Taking Care of Terrific Stay! keeper's Story

Autobiographical Looking Back'' --Lois Lowry Comments: Alabama- Wonderful authormany dependable books; Total a Stars