![]() ![]() I can only say that when I sat down to begin to write about the things in the book, they sort of floated up in my imagination in various images and fragments. Lowry: Oh, that’s an interesting question. But she dares not join them, and she isn’t invited to. In one particularly affecting recollection, Lowry describes herself as a young girl, watching through a fence as Japanese children play. Then, she turns to her own life, and the guilt she felt as a child living in Tokyo in the aftermath of the war. ![]() ![]() With vignettes about those who lost their lives-from sailors aboard the USS Arizona to civilians in Hiroshima-Lowry asks young readers to empathize with people on all sides of the conflict. The book-in-verse, with illustrations by Kenard Pak, draws from historical research and Lowry’s own memories of growing up in Honolulu and Japan while her father was an officer in the U.S. On April 7, Lowry will publish her latest book, On the Horizon, a collection of reflections on World War II. The Giver, her dystopian YA novel published in 1993, is a staple of both middle school curricula and banned book lists-the perennially relevant story is about a 12-year-old boy who learns that the government of his seemingly utopian society uses euthanasia to keep its citizens in check. The two-time Newbery Medalist has written some 40 books for kids and young adults, including classics like Number the Stars and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. during the past four decades without being exposed to the work of Lois Lowry. It’s hard to imagine coming of age in the U.S. ![]()
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