[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fpYaoavfV7KrqTjZUgP7ykx5BpowaVKFm_wDD02Hsb74":3,"$foElE167O56NUOwIAVFcYMyvWzjH2U2mEQKDb4ZYri88":91},{"author":4,"tags":50},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":10,"bio_jsonld":11,"slug":48,"image_url":49},2335,"Lois Lowry","L",345,"The Giver, a novel for young readers, stands as the work most closely associated with Lois Lowry and the foundation of a four-book sequence she would complete under the title The Giver Quartet.\n\nLowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, and is a citizen of the United States who writes in English. She attended the Berkeley Carroll School before pursuing higher education at Pembroke College in Brown University, the University of Maine, and the University of Southern Maine. Her professional life has taken several forms: she has worked as a journalist, a photographer, and a novelist, with her fiction directed primarily at children and young adults.\n\nLowry has received the Newbery Medal, one of the most recognized honors in children's literature, as well as the Premio Bernard Versele. Her body of work spans a range of titles that reflect her sustained commitment to younger readers. The Anastasia series gave that audience a recurring comic heroine across multiple volumes, while Rabble Starkey and Gathering Blue represent further dimensions of her fiction. Number the Stars is among her other novels to have drawn wide readership and recognition.\n\nThe Giver Quartet, which includes The Giver alongside Gathering Blue and the other volumes Lowry authored, represents the fullest expression of her work in long-form connected fiction. That quartet, together with the Newbery Medal and the Premio Bernard Versele, provides the most concrete accounting of what her career as a novelist, journalist, and photographer has produced.","The Giver, a novel for young readers, stands as the work most closely associated with Lois Lowry and the foundation of a four-book sequence she would complete under the title The Giver Quartet.",{"@graph":12,"@context":47},[13,24],{"@id":14,"name":6,"@type":15,"sameAs":16,"birthDate":22,"description":23},"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238124","Person",[14,17,18,19,20,21],"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lowry","https://viaf.org/viaf/66470410/","https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79073589","https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL221009A","https://d-nb.info/gnd/119521172","1937-03-20","American writer",{"@type":25,"author":26,"headline":29,"isBasedOn":30,"mainEntity":31,"reviewedBy":32,"articleBody":9,"dateCreated":33,"dateModified":34,"additionalProperty":35,"creativeWorkStatus":46},"Article",{"name":27,"@type":28},"Editorial Team","Organization","Lois Lowry — biography",[14,17,19,20],{"@id":14},{"name":27,"@type":28},"2026-05-24T07:36:50.792262+00:00","2026-05-24T07:44:07.952004+00:00",[36,40,43],{"@type":37,"value":38,"propertyID":39},"PropertyValue","Q238124","wikidata",{"@type":37,"value":41,"propertyID":42},"0.952","factscore",{"@type":37,"value":44,"propertyID":45},"claude-sonnet-4-6-r1","draftModel","AI-drafted, auto-published","https://schema.org","lois-lowry",null,[51,55,59,62,66,69,73,76,79,82,85,88],{"tag_id":52,"tag_name":53,"tag_count":54},24,"life",11,{"tag_id":56,"tag_name":57,"tag_count":58},138,"memories",9,{"tag_id":60,"tag_name":61,"tag_count":58},382,"children",{"tag_id":63,"tag_name":64,"tag_count":65},25,"love",7,{"tag_id":67,"tag_name":68,"tag_count":65},454,"feelings",{"tag_id":70,"tag_name":71,"tag_count":72},56,"thinking",6,{"tag_id":74,"tag_name":75,"tag_count":72},191,"fear",{"tag_id":54,"tag_name":77,"tag_count":78},"book",5,{"tag_id":80,"tag_name":81,"tag_count":78},222,"inspirational",{"tag_id":83,"tag_name":84,"tag_count":78},223,"wisdom",{"tag_id":86,"tag_name":87,"tag_count":78},342,"experiences",{"tag_id":89,"tag_name":90,"tag_count":78},2433,"challenges",{"quotes":92,"pagination":157},[93,100,106,112,118,124,130,137,145,151],{"id":94,"quote_text":95,"author_id":5,"source_id":65,"has_image":96,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":49},3799331,"People in the know say 'The Giver' was the first young adult dystopian novel.",false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":101,"quote_text":102,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":103,"source":104,"quote_tag":105,"commentary":49},3232623,"For Kirsti, the soldiers were simply part of the landscape, something.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":107,"quote_text":108,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":109,"source":110,"quote_tag":111,"commentary":49},3232622,"It bothered him a little to lie about small things. But he always had; he had grown up lying, and he still found it strange that the people in this place where he now lived thought lying was wrong. To Matty, it was sometimes a way of making things easier, more comfortable, more convenient.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":113,"quote_text":114,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":115,"source":116,"quote_tag":117,"commentary":49},3232620,"Oh, sometimes it’s just easier to please people,” Maria said finally.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":119,"quote_text":120,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":121,"source":122,"quote_tag":123,"commentary":49},3232615,"Artist?” Thomas suggested. “That’s a word. I’ve never heard anyone say it, but I’ve read it in some of the books. It means, well, someone who is able to make something beautiful. Would that be the word?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":125,"quote_text":126,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":127,"source":128,"quote_tag":129,"commentary":49},3232612,"You know, sometimes it’s nice to just have someone to blame, even if it has to be yourself, even if it doesn’t make sense.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":131,"quote_text":132,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":133,"source":134,"quote_tag":135,"commentary":136},3232611,"But this room’s walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached to the ceiling. There must have been hundreds – perhaps thousands – of books, their titles embossed in shiny letters.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis passage is likely from Lois Lowry's novel \"The Giver\", published in 1993. At the time, Lowry was a renowned author known for her children's and young adult literature, which often explored themes of identity, morality, and social commentary. Her work during this period reflected a growing concern with the importance of individuality and critical thinking.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, this passage may seem like a description of an idealistic setting, emphasizing the value of knowledge and education. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a deeper tension between quantity and quality. The sheer number of books in the room belies any meaningful engagement with their contents; it is likely that no one has truly read or understood most of these volumes.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nIn our fast-paced, information-saturated world, it's easy to get caught up in accumulating knowledge without reflecting on its significance. To apply this mindset today, recognize the distinction between mere collection and true comprehension: prioritize depth over breadth in your learning, and be willing to critically evaluate the ideas you encounter, rather than simply accumulating more books or information.",{"id":138,"quote_text":139,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":140,"author":141,"source":142,"quote_tag":143,"commentary":144},3232609,"Friends will take care of them. That’s what friends do.",true,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nLois Lowry's quote \"Friends will take care of them. That’s what friends do\" is likely from her novel \"The Giver,\" published in 1993, which explores themes of community, loyalty, and the complexities of human relationships within a utopian society. During this time, Lowry was reflecting on her own experiences with friendship and the ways in which close relationships can provide comfort and support. The quote captures a poignant moment in the narrative where Jonas's fear about the fate of his friends is alleviated by the knowledge that they will be taken care of.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this statement seems to convey a straightforward sentiment about the nature of friendship and loyalty. However, it reveals a more profound paradox: that sometimes, taking care of others means not being present or directly involved in their lives. In other words, true friends can also create distance when they know that their loved ones will be cared for by others.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen facing difficult decisions about how to support your loved ones, consider delegating tasks and responsibilities to trusted individuals who can provide care without you being physically present. By acknowledging the value of distant yet supportive relationships, you can prioritize your own well-being while ensuring that those close to you receive the help they need.",{"id":146,"quote_text":147,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":148,"source":149,"quote_tag":150,"commentary":49},3232607,"The exemption from rudeness startled him. Reading it again, however, he realized that it didn’t compel him to be rude; it simply allowed him the option.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":152,"quote_text":153,"author_id":5,"source_id":72,"has_image":96,"author":154,"source":155,"quote_tag":156,"commentary":49},3232604,"NEFARIOUS means utterly, completely wicked. The character in The Wizard of Oz could have been called the Nefarious Witch of the West but authors like to use the same beginning consonant, often. Perhaps L. Frank Baum crossed out nefarious after wicked came to his mind. Thank goodness, because Nefarious would be a terrible name for a musical.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"currentPage":158,"totalPages":159,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":160},1,35,10]