shy and self-conscious child who loved reading and writing and kept of "secret" journal of her early writings
assertive Anastasia Krupnik acts as she wishes she could have as a child
married at age 19, had 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, and later divorced
oldest son, Grey, an Air Force pilot was killed in a plane crash in Germany during the Gulf War
one of her daughters has a disabling disease of the central nervous system
has 4 grandchildren, 3 boys and 1 girl
currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a farmhouse in Maine which was built in 1768
an accomplished photographer, she took the photo on the cover of The Giver
loves gardening, cooking, playing bridge, and (of course) reading
tries to begin each day by reading a poem
has a shaggy Tibetan Terrier named Bandit
A Summer to Die which centers around a young girl's death as told by her younger sister is based loosely on her own sister's death from cancer at a young age
Annemarie Johansen in Number the Stars is based on her real-life friend Annelise's experiences aiding Jews in Nazi-occupied Denmark
her father's loss of long-term memory inspired The Giver with its society where no one feels any pain because the past is deliberately forgotten
winner of two Newbery Medals for The Giver and Number the Stars
An accomplished photographer, Lowry took the photograph that is shown on the cover of The Giver. The man in the photo is artist, Carl Nelson, who became blind late in life, but, like "the Giver" never lost his memory of a world filled with color.
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