Lois Lowry
Children's Author

Lois Lowry Net Worth

Lois Lowry is a renowned children's author who was born on March 20, 1937 in Honolulu, HI. She has won two Newberry Awards for her books Number the Stars and The Giver, and has also been honored with the Hans Christian Anderson and Margaret Edwards awards. Lowry is known for her ability to tackle controversial subjects in her books for children.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 20, 1937
Birth Place Honolulu, HI
Age 86 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $1.9 Million (2024)

About

Children's author who won Newberry Awards for Number the Stars and The Giver. Known for tackling controversial subjects in her books for children, she also received the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson and Margaret Edwards awards.

Before Fame

She began her college education at Brown University and later received a degree in English from the University of Southern Maine. She was passionate about photography and worked as a professional Photographer as well as a Writer.

Trivia

She is the author of a trilogy about a dystopian society where people are colorblind and feelings are taken away.

Family Life

She was born in Hawaii to Katherine Gordon and Robert Hammersberg. Tragically, her older sister died of cancer at the age of only twenty-eight, an event that deeply influenced Lowry's first book, A Summer To Die. She was married to Donald Lowry from 1956 until 1977; they are parents to two daughters and two sons.

Associated With

She is a female American author like Emily Dickinson.

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