Most Popular Books by Lois Lowry

Jonas''s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Now, Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it''s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. "The Giver" received the Newbery Medal in 19 94. Unabridged. 4 CD''s. Young Adult.

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?

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

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body. Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her train in spite of his twisted back, also stands apart. In a world where differences are poorly tolerated, just how much danger are they in? Inspired by the true discovery of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body in Northern Germany, Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron age world as she breathes life back into the Windeby child, left in the bog to drown with a woolen blindfold over its eyes. This suspenseful exploration of lives that might have been by a gifted, intellectually curious author is utterly one of a kind. Includes several arresting photos of archeological finds, including of the Windeby child.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

"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!

Gooney Bird Greene returns for a classroom adventure in this fifth installment of two-time Newbery Award winner Lowry''s Gooney Bird series. Illustrations.

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

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.

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.

Meg isn''t thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn''t be more different, and it''s hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly''s beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the country, Meg has a lot to accept. Just as the sisters begin to adjust to their new home, Meg feels that Molly is starting up again by being a real nuisance. But Molly''s constant grouchiness, changing appearance, and other complaints are not just part of a new mood. And the day Molly is rushed to the hospital, Meg has to accept that there is something terribly wrong with her sister. That''s the day Meg''s world changes forever. Is it too late for Meg to show what she really feels? From the Paperback edition.