Danine

Danine asked Lois Lowry:

I adore "The Willoughbys". Where did the idea(s) for this book and characters come from?

Lois Lowry Probably The Willoughbys came for all the books I read as a child

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Jennifer Kabay

Jennifer Kabay asked Lois Lowry:

First, you must know I snuck flashlights to bed because of you. My bedtime was no match for Anastasia Krupnik! 30 years later, I'm still tucked into your books and writing ones of my own. THANK YOU. My question is: What is your writing ritual? Atcher Service, Jennifer Kabay

Amy

Amy asked Lois Lowry:

With the movie just out in theaters, how do you feel about the actors that were chosen for The Giver movie and how do they compare to your view of the way the chatacters were written?

Ashley

Ashley asked Lois Lowry:

As you started writing Gathering Blue, did you know that it was going to lead into The Messenger and eventually tie The Giver's loose ends up? The multiple story lines in the sequels were amazing. At first, I was completely unaware that the books would continue off one another! Movie sequels?

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