Lois Ann Lowry (née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.
Many of her books have been challenged or even banned in some schools and libraries, including the first book of The Giver Quartet, The Giver (1993) which is considered mandatory curriculum in some schools while being prohibited in others.
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Some of their strengths
Lois Lowry has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Loyal, Intuitive, Caring, Hardworking, Generous, Achievement-oriented, and Confident.
Soulful and Understanding
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Lois Lowry is someone who is a soulful, understanding, and conscious person, who combines smarts with a deep talent for creativity and imagination. A person who is known for being a good communicator.
Passionate and Intense
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Lois Lowry well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.
Organized and Achievement-oriented
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Lois Lowry as someone who is organized, goal-oriented, practical, and persevering.
Who is hardworking, intellectual, and easygoing, who loves higher education and learning and sharing ideas with others, and who loves healthy competition.
Justice-seeking and Insightful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Lois Lowry is someone who tends to be intolerant of unfairness in life, and who has an uncanny ability to reveal the truth in any situation.
They are also someone who is intuitive, imaginative, and an agent of change, and who is always dreaming of life's great possibilities and partnering with people to try to achieve those possibilities.
Creative and Imaginative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Lois Lowry tends to be someone who is sensitive, imaginative, creative, and somewhat of a dreamer. Who is intuitive and compassionate, and who has a friendly, easygoing, calming and relaxing effect on people and for whom friends and family mean the world.
Some of Lois Lowry's challenges
While Lois Lowry has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Lois Lowry can be Stubborn, Indecisive, Unrealistic, Emotional, Standoffish, Suspicious, and Callous.
Indecisive and Unrealistic
One of Lois Lowry's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as indecisive and unrealistic.
Lois Lowry must also exercise caution as they can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Callous and Selfish
Lois Lowry is someone who can be standoffish, pessimistic, and ruthless, who can have difficulty concentrating and be impatient, can have difficulty discovering the keys to personal contentment, and who can have a tendency to overwork and hoard wealth and possessions.
Lethargic and Unrealistic
Finally, Lois Lowry also can be too soft, lazy and lethargic, and who can have difficulty finding others who share a similarly dreamy outlook on life.
