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Bracha Bart
Bracha Bart asked Lois Lowry:

Why did you choose to categorize The Giver as children's book?

Lois Lowry Publishers make those decisions, not writers.
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  • 11 years ago

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Sue
Sue asked Lois Lowry:

This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[ In Messenger, why was Leader sent the books from his past village? I know he says it is because it is a sign that he is forgiven, but why wouldn't they keep them for their own knowledge as things had changed there? (hide spoiler)]

Laney
Laney asked Lois Lowry:

Ms. Lowry, The Giver has been in my top five favorite books consistently since I read it in the fourth grade. I feel it's had a hand in shaping my political beliefs and in a way the vocation I've chosen. What inspired you to write the book and did you set out to write the book that The Giver became or did it take on a life of it's own during its composition?

Joshua
Joshua asked Lois Lowry:

Hi Lois! First I just wanted to say you are my all time favorite author of all time and The Giver is my favorite book of all time, I've read it like a thousand times. Anyways, how do you keep yourself from procrasination when writing?

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