Jenn asked Lois Lowry:

With the recent technological advances oh the last two decades, do you find yourself inspired to write any new futuristic plots? I have been waiting for one of the world's great modern classic writers to take hold of a unique perspective regarding artificial intelligence and the state of our future. I thank you very much for your time and all your wonderful literary contributions.

Lois Lowry I don't think I know enough about contemporary science and technology to take that on

What do you imagine happened that made each community in the series turn out so differently from one another? Each community came from the same ruin, yet Kara's community has almost no technology while Jonas's community was advanced and thriving.

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