Biscuits'n'jam

Biscuits'n'jam asked Lois Lowry:

in your head do you have longer backstories for all of the characters?

Lois Lowry Yes, I do...and knowing what to leave out is important. You have to trust and respect the reader's intelligence.

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Amy Baker

Amy Baker asked Lois Lowry:

Why would you write Jonas' dad with a capacity for compassion when he brings Gabe home and breaks the rules by finding out his name, but then switch character when he kills the twin and votes for Gabe to be "released"? This feels like a deus ex machina to create an urgency that justifies Jonas' next acts. How do you see the character of Jonas' father and why did you write him this way?

Maddy

Maddy asked Lois Lowry:

Another question, did you have a comfort animal when you were young, like the children in The Giver?

Richard

Richard asked Lois Lowry:

Do you believe the Giver should have been made into a full-fledged TV show or even a miniseries like Stephen King's "It", and could it have worked better than the film in fleshing the story and characters out?

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