Lowry, Lois

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The giver

  • Lowry, Lois
2013
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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Gooney, the fabulous

  • Lowry, Lois
Gooney Bird Greene takes charge of a class project as she and her fellow students in Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class learn about fables by each making up their own based on an animal that begins with the same letter as their first name.
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Gooney Bird is so absurd

  • Lowry, Lois
Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class studies poetry and her students write haiku, couplets, free verse, and finally, a tribute to Mrs. Pidgeon's mother organized by the irrepressible Gooney Bird Greene.
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Gooney Bird on the map

  • Lowry, Lois
When her second-grade classmates are envious of the three students who are going away on winter vacation, the creative and ingenious Gooney Bird Greene thinks of a geography activity to cheer them all up.
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Crow Call

Submitted by khenkes on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 15:55

This is the story of young Liz and her father, who has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember. 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. Narrated by Julia Fein, with music by Ernest V. Troost. Includes a bonus interview with author Lois Lowry.

Crow Call

Submitted by khenkes on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 15:55

This is the story of young Liz and her father, who has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember. 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. Narrated by Julia Fein, with music by Ernest V. Troost. Includes a bonus interview with author Lois Lowry.

The silent boy

  • Lowry, Lois
Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a boy who doesn't talk and is regarded as "touched in the head.".
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Number the stars

  • Lowry, Lois
2011
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
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Gooney Bird Greene

3 books in 1!
  • Lowry, Lois
2016
Join Gooney Bird as she greets every new challenge with excitement, aplomb, and a plethora of vocabulary words in this delightfully funny three-book volume.
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Stay!

Keeper's story
  • Lowry, Lois
2017
Born between a board fence and a set of trash cans, Keeper the dog faces every challenge with his nose upturned and his lustrous tail held high. His journey out of puppyhood, during which he becomes the loyal companion to a homeless man, discovers an ear for poetry, and meets his match in his brutal rival, Scar, is a story of perseverance in a world of danger and unexpected opportunity.
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