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I was ecstatic when I looked and found that there were 3 more books following The Giver. The ending of used to nag at me because it was a toss up as to whether it was a happy ending or not, and to find that in fact Jonas and Gabe *did* make it was great. But I was wondering if you originally planned for it to be a series, or was it a response to the public begging for closure?

Lois Lowry It was a response to my own wondering, over the years
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