Lois Lowry's first book, A Summer to Die, was published in 1977, when Lowry was a newly divorced, 40-year-old single mother. Her thought-provoking books The Giver and Number the Stars both won Newbery Medals. This work tells the story of an author who endured hardship and even tragedy to become one of the best-loved authors for young people.
Lois Lowry's first book, A Summer to Die, was published in 1977, when Lowry was a newly divorced, 40-year-old single mother. Her thought-provoking boo...
Ten-year-old Ray Bradbury was impatient. Not wanting to wait for another science fiction book, he wrote his own. Through high school he submitted stories for publication unsuccessfully, but in his 20s he began selling stories to the most popular magazines of the era.
Ten-year-old Ray Bradbury was impatient. Not wanting to wait for another science fiction book, he wrote his own. Through high school he submitted stor...
