Top Retellings of Classic Tales
Morgane Cpl
Morgane Cpl asked Lois Lowry:

Hello! I'm thinking about writing my master's thesis on partly The Giver and partly Brave New World set both in a dystopian context. My question is as follows : are the books from The Giver quartet independent from each other or should we read Gathering Blue before Messenger or Son for instance?

Lois Lowry They should be read n the order they were published
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Steven Cross
Steven Cross asked Lois Lowry:

What do you see as the next big trend in YA fiction? Is the popularity of dystopian fading?

Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith asked Lois Lowry:

What made you choose the snow and sled scene, instead of one of the other happy memories, as the open-ended ending for The Giver?

Maggie Baird
Maggie Baird asked Lois Lowry:

How do you feel about your book being taught in schools, especially when you said in your Newbury Award acceptance speech that the ending is ultimately up to the reader, and most teachers try to dictate the meaning of the books they teach?

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