Lois Lowry

Also known as Lois Ann Hammersberg, Lois James Worthy Johnson, Lois Ann Lowry

American writer

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PROTEIN MEASUREMENT WITH THE FOLIN PHENOL REAGENT
· 1951 · cited 248,693x
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,443x
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,390x
GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,084x

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Lois Ann Lowry (/ˈlaʊri/; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matter, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.

Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.