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Gathering Blue
Author: Lois Lowry

1.
Name
Lois Ann Lowry Hammersberg is a writer who made many books
such as The Giver, Number the Stars etc.
Education
Lowry spent some of her school years in Japan, but she ended up
graduating from a New York City high school. She then spent two
years at Brown University before dropping out to get married.
Inspiration
Lois Lowry Says 'The Giver' Was Inspired By Her Father's Memory
Loss Lowry's father didn't have Alzheimer's but as he began to
forget his past, the author says, she began to imagine a book
about eliminating painful memories. She wanted to show her
readers a broader slice of literature and life than many of her
contemporaries and nearly all of her followers. There is an art to
Lowry's work, but also a sense of duty toward her young readers.

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Themes
-Creativity
-Power and Freedom
-Pain
-Gender Roles
Bibliography:

https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/lois-lowry

● Article Title: Lois Lowry Biography

● Author: Biography.com Editors
● Website Name: The Biography.com website
● Url: https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/lois-lowry
● Access Date:
● Publisher: A&E; Television Networks
● Last Updated: June 16, 2020
● Original Published Date: July 2, 2014

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/gathering-blue/themes

Arn, Jackson. "Gathering Blue Themes." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 18 Sep 2015.
Web. 18 Apr 2023.

https://www.npr.org/2014/08/16/340170478/lois-lowry-says-the-giver-was-inspired-b
Ulaby, N. (2014, August 16). Lois Lowry Says “The Giver” Was Inspired By Her Father’s
Memory Loss