![]() ![]() That’s where she hopes books like hers can help. They are beginning to form real and deep thoughts about the world, but many aren't able to do that in a classroom surrounded by friends and classmates. But when it comes to teenagers and young adults, this isolation may be a new experience. As an author, she says she knows all about isolation. Lowry says she worries about the incredible amount of stress that this year of isolation has created. This is perhaps why she is joining the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee to give a lecture, which is called Dwelling in Possibility. ![]() While the topics of her books are often dark, Lowry says she believes in happy endings. ![]() ![]() Like The Giver, a young adult dystopian novel, which explores a world that prizes conformity above all else, or Number the Stars, which is set in Nazi-occupied Denmark and tells the story of a Jewish family forced to escape their home due to their political persecution. The pandemic, the recession, and the impending election have created an endless news cycle that at times seems surreal - like something out of a book.įor author Lois Lowry, this moment in history is oddly reminiscent of her work. This past year has been extraordinary in so many ways. ![]()
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