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Author Set: Lois Lowry

Description: Lois Lowry is an American author known for writing about difficult subject matter for children. She has explored such complex issues as racism, terminal illness, murder, and the Holocaust, among other challenging topics. #kids #teens #teachers


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Crow Call

by Lois Lowry

The two-time Newbery medalist has crafted “a loving representation of a relationship between parent and child” in post-WWII America (Publishers Weekly, starred review).This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.“The memory of a treasured day spent with a special person will resonate with readers everywhere.” —School Library Journal (starred review)“Beautifully written, the piece reads much like a traditional short story . . . the details of [Ibatoulline’s] renderings gracefully capture a moment in time that was lost. Relevant for families whose parents are returning from war, the text is also ripe for classroom discussion and for advanced readers.” —Kirkus Reviews

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Bless this Mouse

by Lois Lowry and Eric Rohmann

A resilient and quirky colony of church mice fears another Great X more than they fear cats. Under Mouse Mistress Hildegarde's leadership, they save themselves from one danger after another--sometimes just by the skin of their tails! Can one ultimate act of bravery during the feast day of St. Francis get Father Murphy to bless these mice and keep them safe forever? Rife with humor and personality, this young middle-grade novel has an old-fashioned feel with the makings of a modern classic.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Autumn Street

by Lois Lowry

When her father leaves to fight in World War II, Elizabeth goes with her mother and sister to her grandfather's house, where she learns to face up to the always puzzling and often cruel realities of the adult world.

Date Added: 09/17/2019


Attaboy, Sam!

by Lois Lowry

Sam Krupnik wants to make a special surprise perfume for his mother's birthday. First he has to collect his mother's favorite smells in Ziploc bags. He uses an old grape juice bottle to hold everything from chicken soup to his father's pipe.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia's Chosen Career

by Lois Lowry

In her seventh adventure, the irrepressible Anastasia decides that charm school is the answer to her career dilemmas.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia On Her Own

by Lois Lowry

Her family's new, organized schedule for easy housekeeping makes Anastasia confident that she can run the household while her mother is out of town, until she hits unexpected complications.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia Krupnik Stories

by Lois Lowry

The first four books of Lois Lowry’s beloved series about precocious tween Anastasia Krupnik are collected in this ebook edition. Over the course of these stories, Anastasia deals with a new baby in the family, a move to the suburbs, a summer job, a difficult science project, and all the growing pains of adolescence. This set includes:Anastasia KrupnikAnastasia Again!Anastasia at Your ServiceAnastasia Off Her Rocker

Date Added: 09/17/2019


Anastasia Krupnik

by Lois Lowry

Anastasia's tenth year has some good things, like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother, and some bad things, like finding out about an impending baby brother.

Date Added: 09/17/2019


Anastasia Has The Answers

by Lois Lowry

Anastasia continues the perilous process of growing up, as her thirteenth year involves conquering the art of rope climbing, playing Cupid for a recently widowed uncle, and surviving a crush on her gym teacher.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia At Your Service

by Lois Lowry

Twelve-year-old Anastasia has a series of disastrous experiences when, expecting to get a job as a lady's companion, she is hired to be a maid.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia at this Address

by Lois Lowry

Ready for romance, thirteen-year-old Anastasia answers an ad in the personals with an exaggerated description of herself but soon runs into trouble when the unknown man turns up at a friend's wedding.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia Ask Your Analyst

by Lois Lowry

Anastasia's seventh-grade science project becomes almost more than she can handle, but brother Sam, age three, and a bust of Freud nobly aid her.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia Again!

by Lois Lowry

Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


Anastasia, Absolutely

by Lois Lowry

Irrepressible Anastasia is in junior high now and participating in the "Values" curriculum through which students learn to make moral decisions. Early one morning she hits the Cambridge streets with her pooper-scooper to walk her new dog. In her half-awake groggy state Anastasia mixes up the two plastic bags she's carrying: one containing letters to be deposited in the mailbox for her mother and the other with her responsible morning gatherings. She's too embarrassed to call the post office to confess and she begins to feel more and more guilty and scared as she notices some intense local police activity in the vicinity of the mailbox. What will Anastasia do?

Date Added: 10/14/2019


All About Sam

by Lois Lowry

Sam Krupnik finally gets to tell his version of life with his big sister, Lowry's popular Anastasia Krup-nik.

Date Added: 10/14/2019


The Birthday Ball

by Lois Lowry and Jules Feiffer

Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate-for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl, "Pat," and attracts friends and the attention of the handsome schoolmaster. Disgusting suitors, lovable peasants, and the clueless king and queen collide at the ball, where Princess Patricia Priscilla calls the shots. What began as a cure for boredom becomes a chance for Princess Patricia Priscilla to break the rules and marry the man she loves.

Date Added: 10/14/2019



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