Most Popular Books by LOIS LOWRY

Forced to spend time with their father and his new family, 11-year-old Caroline and 13-year-old J.P. are given unpleasant responsibilities for which they are determined to get revenge.

Who knew that bringing toy fangs home from nursery school would cause so many problems?

In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, 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 behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and an exclusive Q&A with cast members, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites, and Cameron Monaghan. Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late? The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don''t miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry''s Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

In her latest adventure, thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnik tries to answer some of life''s big question. Why is it that everyone else seems able to climb the ropes in gym class? And why are her parents'' friends--the Bellinghams--getting a divorce? Includes a 36-copy dump. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Gooney Bird Greene likes to be right smack in the middle of everything. That''s why she wants to have the lead role of Squanto in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. All the parents are so busy, no one can bring cupcakes to the play. Gooney Bird Greene to the rescue! She finds a room mother alright, but promises not to tell who it is until the day of the play. Now the kids are really busy getting ready for the show. But will the mystery room mother really show up?

When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn''t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second-graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.

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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Now a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky Gervais! Convinced they''d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family. The Willoughbys is a turn to the hilarious from the award-winning author of The Giver and Number the Stars that will have children and parents laughing.

Sam Krupnik sets out to concoct a special perfume as a surprise for his mother''s birthday, a fragrance that is to be made up of all her favorite smells.

Gooney Bird Greene has a fabulous idea after her teacher reads fables to the class. The children learn that fables are stories with animal characters that teach something important. Gooney’s fabulous idea is that each student create their own fable and tell it to the class! Everyone but Nicholas is excited about their stories and costumes. Can Gooney Bird find out why Nicholas is unhappy and get him to join in the fun? Now that would be truly fabulous!

The fourth hilarious title in Lowis Lowry''s popular Gooney Bird series! It’s a cold January at the Watertower Elementary School—the perfect weather for Gooney Bird Greene to break out her special brain-warming hat! It''s a good thing she has one. Gooney Bird''s brain will need to be as warm as possible this month, because Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks—Mrs. Pidgeon’s students soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work and creative thinking. Gooney Bird and her classmates are up to the challenge. But just when things are going well, the kids get some terrible news. Gooney Bird will need all the inspiration her brain can muster to organize the most important poem the class has ever written.

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.

Imaginez que le livre que vous tenez entre les mains soit l’un de ces vieux romans avec une reliure en cuir marron tout usé. Il raconterait le genre d’histoires qu’on lisait autrefois, pleines de larmes et de bons sentiments. On y croiserait des orphelins forcément valeureux, un bébé abandonné sur les marches d’un perron, un millionnaire vivant dans un taudis ou encore une nourrice au cœur sec... Vous allez rencontrer tous ces personnages dans ce roman. Mais vous découvrirez vite que les enfants Willoughby ne sont pas vraiment orphelins, même s’ils rêvent de se débarrasser de leurs parents. Vous apprendrez que le millionnaire solitaire est aussi un confiseur au grand cœur et la nounou une spécialiste des cookies et de la sculpture antique, ce qui les rend bien plus sympathiques. Il vous reste maintenant à deviner si, comme toutes les histoires d’autrefois, celle-ci se terminera bien... Lois Lowry a toujours apprécié son statut d’enfant « du milieu » qui lui a permis de vivre sa vie dans son coin, de grandir tranquille, au milieu des livres. Elle a voulu rendre hommage à ses livres de jeunesse, compagnons d’autrefois, en écrivant Les Willoughby, à la manière de ses histoires à l’ancienne qui, avoue-t-elle, n’intéressent plus les enfants d’aujourd’hui. À moins d’être revisitées par Lois Lowry...

Irrepressible Anastasia is in junior high now and participating in the "Values" curriculum through which students learn to make moral decisions. Early one morning she hits the Cambridge streets with her pooper-scooper to walk her new dog. In her half-awake groggy state Anastasia mixes up the two plastic bags she''s carrying: one containing letters to be deposited in the mailbox for her mother and the other with her responsible morning gatherings. She''s too embarrassed to call the post office to confess and she begins to feel more and more guilty and scared as she notices some intense local police activity in the vicinity of the mailbox. What will Anastasia do?

Gooney Bird''s Great Uncle Walter lends her second grade class a skeleton while they study human anatomy, and at the end of the month the students use Gooney Bird''s charm bracelet to present all they have learned.

"Warm, appealing, and cleverly devised." —Booklist The most useless and obnoxious thing in the world to Caroline Tate is her older brother, J.P., the genius with the photographic memory. But now, for the first time, she needs him. She needs him because upstairs in the fifth-floor apartment of their building is a mystery man who plans to commit a terrible crime—and she and J.P. are the targets! Luckily, Caroline''s best friend, Stacy, wants to be an investigative journalist, so she knows how to gather evidence. Together, Caroline, Stacy, and J.P. set out to catch this criminal red-handed before he can pull off his dastardly deed!

Nora, una huérfana con una pierna torcida, vive en un mundo donde los “débiles” son dejados de lado. Desde el momento en que muere su madre, teme por su futuro hasta que es perdonada por el poderoso Consejo de Guardianes. La razón es que Nora tiene un don: sus dedos poseen la habilidad de bordar de manera extraordinaria. Supera con creces a la habilidad que mostraba su madre, por lo que se le encomienda una tarea que ningún otro miembro de la comunidad puede desarrollar. Mientras su talento la mantiene viva y le supone ciertos privilegios, se da cuenta que está rodeada de misterios y secretos. Nadie debe saber su intención de descubrir la verdad sobre su mundo, además de averiguar qué existe más allá de sus límites. La libertad y seguridad, la dignidad, el poder, el trabajo, la jerarquización y la vida y la muerte son algunos de los muchos temas de esta magnífica novela de la afamada escritora Lois Lowry (Premio Newbery por "El Dador"), que cautivará al joven lector, además de hacerle reflexionar sobre el mundo en que vivimos.

Elizabeth is forced to grow up when her father goes to fight in WWII, her family moves in with her grandfather, and a special friend is struck by tragedy. "A reading experience that touches the heart." --School Library Journal

Dans le monde où vit Jonas, les inégalités n''existent pas. L''harmonie règne dans les cellules familiales constituées avec soin par le comité des sages. Dans la communauté, une seule personne détient le savoir. Lui seul sait comment était le monde, des générations plus tôt, quand il y avait encore des animaux et des gens amoureux.

Ready for romance, thirteen-year-old Anastasia answers an ad in the personals with an exaggerated description of herself but soon runs into trouble when the unknown man turns up at a friend''s wedding.

Public Marriage, Private Secrets

When Anastasia''s family moves from the city to the suburbs, she has a hard adjustment in this sequel to Anastasia Krupnik.

Paul Moreaux, the thirteen-year-old son of French Canadian immigrants, inherits the ability to become invisible, but this power soon leads to death and destruction.