Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry is my second author and another one of my favorite children’s book writers.  She has many different styles of books from the stories aimed at children, to teenagers, and even some young adults novels. Lowry writes stories that could actually happen and are more accessible to readers, and they are a little bit harder the Dahl's books. My three favorite Lowry books would have to be Number the Stars, The Giver, and All About Sam. All three of these books are different but still amazing and wonderful. Number the Stars is centered around two young girls in Copenhagen during World War Two, one of the girls is Jewish and the other girl must find some way to protect her best friend from being taken by Nazis. The Giver is about a dystopian society where feelings and pretty much everything is repressed, the story centers around a young boy and how he learns that his world is not as perfect as everyone thinks. Finally, All About Sam is about a boy named Sam and his life from the time he is born up into his middle childhood years, this book was written after the success of a series written by Lowry about Sam’s older sister Anastasia. As you can see none of these books have anything in common but they are executed so brilliantly, that is what make Lois Lowry amazing to me.

   Another reason that Lowry is one of my favorite writers is the fact that I have actually met her. When I was very little my mom took my sibling and I to meet her and we all have an autographed copy of one of her books. I got Number the Stars, my brother got The Giver, and my sister has an Anastasia book. I have grown up with these books, and it somehow makes me feel as if Lois Lowry has given me a gift, the gift of loving to read. If you have a few hours and you need a good cry, laugh, or any other emotion you should pick up a Lois Lowery book. I promise you will not regret it! Happy Reading!!