Mack Wing

Mack Wing asked Lois Lowry:

Do the leaders of the different communities have any idea there are other villages who are missing a key element of humanism as well?

Lois Lowry I think the other communities, at least those that i describe in subsequent books, are not lacking in the same way that Jonas's world is.

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Marie

Marie asked Lois Lowry:

Thank you for the gift of your words and the worlds you have created for your readers! Your characters and places are so rich and varied, from Gooney Bird and Anastasia to Jonas, do you begin writing a new story with a character or with a place?

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore asked Lois Lowry:

What's the best "Number the Stars inspired me" story you've ever been told?

Carly

Carly asked Lois Lowry:

If you were teaching The Giver to middle school students today what major idea or understanding of the novel would you want them to walk away knowing?

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