Lois Lowry's sister, Helen, died in a car accident in 1997. This event profoundly influenced Lowry and inspired her to write the novel "The Giver."
Lois Lowry's sister, Helen, passed away in an airplane crash in 1992. This tragic event had a profound impact on Lowry and influenced her writing, including the creation of the character of Anastasia Krupnik who also deals with loss.
Lois Lowry's first book was a summer to die, written in 1977. The story is a fictionalized telling of her sister's death at 28. Source: http:/www.loislowry.com/bio.html
Lois Lowry's first book was "A Summer to Die," which was published in 1977.
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The book is about the quarrel of two sisters who are forced to share a bedroom learning to get along with each other. It was Lois Lowry's first book.
The children's book that Lois Lowry wrote for Redbook magazine was titled "The Birthday Ball." It was serialized in the magazine in 1999.
He died in a plane crash. I think he was a show pilot when he died.
Lois Lowry's first book was "A Summer to Die," published in 1977. It is a coming-of-age novel that explores themes of family, loss, and resilience.
Lois Lowry started writing in her early 30s, around the mid-1970s. She published her first novel, "A Summer to Die," in 1977, marking the beginning of her successful writing career.
Her father killed her sister and Lois could not handle the pain.