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Dani O asked Lois Lowry:

While writing The Giver, did you ever consider telling the story from Jonas' perspective, rather than third person?

Lois Lowry I could have. It's a decision I make with each book.

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In what ways do you feel your work has influenced current young adult fiction? How do you think more recent dystopian novels differ from your own works?

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What made you choose the snow and sled scene, instead of one of the other happy memories, as the open-ended ending for The Giver?

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