Question: Gathering Blue is a young adult-social science novel, released in the year 2000, written by Lois Lowry, an American writer credited with more than thirty children's books, and has won how many Newbery Medals?
Sentence (from "Lois Lowry"): For her contribution as a children's writer, she was a finalist in 2000 and U.S. nominee again in 2004, as well as a finalist in 2016 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books.
Relevant evidence: No