Lois Lowry
Bibliography

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Lois Lowry bibliography. For biography, see the Lois Lowry Page. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. Revised 01/07/02.

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Fiction

All About Sam. Illustrated by Diane DeGroat. Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Ages 9-12.

Sam Krupnik gets to tell his point of view about living with his sister Anastasia.

Anastasia, Absolutely. Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Ages 9-12.

More adventures of thirteen-year-old Anastasia as she tries to deal with a new dog, her school values class, and a personal moral dilemma.

Anastasia Again!. Illustrated by Diane De Groat (Degroat?). Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Lg. pring ed. ABC-CLIO, 1988. Ages 9-12

Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified when her family decides to move from the city to the suburbs.

Anastasia at This Address. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Ages 9-12.

Thirteen-year-old Anastasia answers an ad in a personals column, written by a SWM, 28. Now he wants to meet her. What should she do? Review at Amazon

Anastasia At Your Service. Decorations by Diane De Groat. Houghton Mifflin, 1982; Lg. print ed. ABC-CLIO, 1989.

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

Anastasia Has the Answers. Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Ages 9-12.

Thirteen-year-old Anastasia faces life's problems including learning rope climbing, playing Cupid for a recently widowed uncle and surviving a crush on her gym teacher.

Anastasia Krupnik. Houghton Mifflin, 1979; Lg. pring ed. ABC-CLIO, 1988. Ages 9-12.

The first Anastasia book. Anastasia, age ten, loves keeping important information in her green notebook. Her "I hate" list includes this baby brother who hasn't been born yet. As the year passes, her list keeps getting shorter and shorter. Review at Amazon

Anastasia On Her Own. Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Ages 9-12.

The family has re-organized its schedule so Anastasia feels she will have no problems running the household while her mother is out-of-town, but complications arise.

Anastasia's Chosen Career. Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Ages 9-12.

Anastasia is thirteen and decides to attend charm school to advance her career options.

Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst. Houghton Mifflin, 1984. Ages 9-12

Anastasia's seventh grade science project becomes almost more than she can handle, but her three-year-old brother and a bust of Freud come to her rescue.

Attaboy, Sam!. Illustrated by Diane De Groat. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Ages 9-12.

Sam Krupnick is now four-years-old. He sets out to concoct a perfect perfume for his mother's 38th birthday. Reviews available at Amazon

Autumn Street. Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Ages 9-12.

When her father goes 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 cruel realities of the adult world.

Find a Stranger, Say Good-Bye. Houghton Mifflin, 1978; Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction. Laurel-Leaf, 1990. Young Adult.

Seventeen-year-old Natalie is smart and pretty. Her family loves her and she has a great boyfriend. The only missing thing is who is her biological mother?

Gathering Blue. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000; Thorndike Press, 2000.

Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all powerful guardians.

The Giver. Houghton Mifflin, 1993; Large print ed. Thorndike, 1993. Young adult. Newbery Award

Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets of this fragile society. Science fiction. Reviews available at Amazon

Number the Stars. Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Ages 9-12. Newbery Award

During World War II, Annemarie helps shelter a Jewish family from the Nazis. Reviews at Amazon

Number the Stars: And Related Readings. Literature Connections; Literature Connections Sourcebook. McDougal Littell, 1998.

Includes Number the Stars by Lois Lowry; selection from Clara's Story, autobiography by Clara Isaacman; The Butterfly Poem by Pavel Friedman; selection from Sky, autobiography by Hanneke Ippisch; selection from The White Rose: Sophie School, poem by Erika Mumford; selection from Raoul Wallenberg, biography by Michael Nicholson and David Winner; The Wrong Lunch Line, short story by Nicholasa Mohr; Secret Talk, poem by Even Merriam.

The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline. Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Young adult

When their mother starts to date the mystery man on the fifth floor who has been instructed by his agent to "eliminate the children" by the first of May, eleven-year-old Caroline and her genius brother think he is going to try to kill them.

Rabble Starkey. Houghton Mifflin, 1987; Lg. print ed. G. K. Hall, 1989. Ages 9-12.

Twelve-year-old Rabble Starkey's mother is hired by Mrs. Bigelow to look after her children while she's in the hospital. Living in that huge house, Rabble Feels she's finally found a home. but soon she and her mother must question what's really best for them.

See You Around, Sam!. Illustrated by Diane De Groat. Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Ages 9-12.

Sam Krupnik decides to run away. Reviews available at Amazon

Stay! Keepers Story. Illustrated by True Kelley. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Ages 9-12.

A lowly stray dog is abandoned by his mother and separated from his siblings. His journey out of puppyhood is a story of perseverance in a world of danger and unexpected opportunity. Reviews at Amazon

A Summer to Die. Illustrated by Jenni Oliver. Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Young adult

Thirteen-year-old Meg envies her sister Molly's beauty and popularity, and these feelings make it difficult for her to cope with her sister's death.

Switcharound. Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Ages 9-12

Forced to spend a summer with their father and his "new" family, Caroline, age eleven, and J.P., age thirteen, are given unpleasant responsibilities for which they are determined to get revenge.

Taking Care of Terrific. Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Ages 9-12.

Taking her overprotected young charge to the public park to broaden his horizons, fourteen-year-old baby sitter Enid enjoys unexpected friendships until she is charged with kidnapping.

Us and Uncle Fraud. Houghton Mifflin, 1984. Ages 9-12.

Mysterious things begin to happen after Uncle Claude comes to stay with his sister's family.

Your Move, J.P.!. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Ages 9-12.

Sequel to The Hundredth Thing about Caroline and Switcharound. J.P. falls in love with a new girl and tells lies to win her attention. Reviews available at Amazon

Zooman Sam. Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities including reading.

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Illustrated by

Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. Illustrated by Lois Lowry. Bantam Classics, 1987. Ages 9-12.

Colin lives the life of a spoilt and incurable invalid until the arrival of an orphaned cousin.

Porter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna. Pa. Dell, 1987. Ages 9-12

When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.

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Nonfiction

Lowry, Lois and Lewis, Frederick H. Here in Kennebunkport. Photos by Lois Lowry. Text by Frederick H. Lewis. Kennebunkport, ME: Durrell; Brattleboro, VT: distributed by S. Greene Press, 1978.

Pictorial work on historic buildings of Kennebunkport, Maine

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Foreign Language Books

Anastasia Elige Profesion/Anastasia's Chosen Career. Pa. Espasa Calpe, S.A., 1996.

Anastasia Tiene Problemas/Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst. Espasa Calpe, S.A., 1996. Ages 9-12. [Spanish]

Anastasia De Nuevo/Anastasia Again. Illustrated by Flora Casas. Austral Juvenil, 93. Aims International Books, 1996. [Spanish]

El Dador/The Giver. Everest De Ediciones Y Distribucion, 1996. Young Adult. [Spanish]

Quien Cuenta Las Estrellas?/Number the Stars Espasa Calpe, S. A., 1998.
Un Verano Para Morir/A Summer to Die. Pa. Everest De Ediciones, 1998.

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Biography

Celebrated Children's Authors and Illustrators.[Kit] Pymble, N.S.W.: CollinsAngus & Robertson, 1993.

Chaston, Joel D. Lois Lowry. Twayne's United States Authors Series, 687. Children's Literature. Twayne, 1997. Young adult.

A biocritical study.

Lowry, Lois. Looking Back: A Book of Memories. Walter Lorraine, 1998. Ages 9-12.

Using family photos and excerpts from her books, the author gives children a glimpse into her life. Reviews available at Amazon

Markham, Lois. Lois Lowry. Edited by Kimberly Clark. Learning Works Meet the Author Series. Learning Works, 1995. Ages 9-12.

Perlman, Mickey. Listen To Their Voices: Twenty Interviews With Women Who Write. New York: Norton, 1993.

Vick, Diane. Favorite Authors of Young Adult Fiction. Torrance, CA: F. Schaffer Pub., 1995.

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Study Guides

There are many study guides to Lowry's work. The following are some examples.

Anastasia Krupnik By Lois Lowry: Study Guide. Rev. ed. Palatine, IL: Anne Troy and Phyllis Green Pub., 1987, 1991

Activities to be used in the classroom to accompany reading of the novel.

The Giver. Literature Guides. Scholastic, 1997.

The Giver: Teacher's Guide. Oakland, CA: Developmental Studies Center, 1996.

Partner unit for Houghton Mifflin Edition, 1993.

The Giver: Lois Lowry. Living Literature Series. Jacksonville, IL: Perma-Bound, 1994.

The Giver. By Andrew Clausen. Classroom ed. Eau Claire, Wis.: Progeny Press, 1997.

Study guide, including discussion questions, vocabulary, work sheets, related Bible passages and further reading.

A Literature Unit for The Giver By Lois Lowry. By Pam Koogler. Quality Resource Books. Literature Unit. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials.

Novels For Students: Presenting Analysis, Context and Criticism .... Gale Research, 1997.

Includes many classic novels, including Lowry's The Giver. Each entry or chapter focuses on one novel. Each entry lists the full name of the novel, the author's name, and the date of the novel's publication. The following elements are contained in each entry: introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical and cultural context, critical overview, sources for further study and criticism.

Number the Stars. Literature Guides. Scholastic, 1997.

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Number the Stars By Lois Lowry: Teacher's Guide. Developmental Studies Center, 1996.

Read-aloud unit for Houghton Mifflin Edition, 1989.
Number the Stars: Teacher Guide. Access to Literature. East Moline, IL: LinguiSystems, 1994.

Activities to accompany the novel.

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Media

The Big Book For Peace. Louisville, KY: American Printing House for the Blind. [1 sound cassette; mono., NAB standard]

Talking books for children; theme of peace; includes "They That Take the Sword"

Contemporary Authors. Perfection Learning, 1991, 1993. [Posters]

Includes many well known writers for children, including Lowry

Read On, Cover To Cover. Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, 1994. [16 videocassettes, sd. col, 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide]

Series includes Number the Stars. Series uses the 'cliff hanger' approach to motivate fourth and fifth graders to read.

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Other

Pearlman, Mickey, ed. A Place Called Home: Twenty Writing Women Remember. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1996.

Includes selections by women writers dealing with the theme of "Home." Includes Lois Lowry's

Duncan, Lois, ed. Trapped. Simon & Schuster, 1998.

A collection of stories by different writers in various genres in each of which a young protagonist is trapped in some way, whether emotionally, physically or mentally. Includes "A Matter of Getting Out" by Lowry.

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Lois Lowry Bibliography

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Bibliography