Q:What key details about lois lowry can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lois lowry -lrb- born lois ann hammersberg ; march 20 , 1937 -rrb- is an american writer credited with more than thirty children 's books . she has won two newbery medals , for '' number the stars '' in 1990 and '' the giver '' in 1994 . for her contribution as a children 's writer , she was a finalist in 2000 -lrb- and u.s. nominee again in 2004 -rrb- for the biennial , international hans christian andersen award , the highest recognition available to creators of children 's books . her book '' gooney bird greene '' won the 2002 rhode island children 's book award . in 2007 she received the margaret edwards award from the american library association for her contribution in writing for teens . in 2011 she gave the may hill arbuthnot lecture ; her lecture was titled '' unleaving : the staying power of gold '' . she was also awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by brown university in 2014 . as an author , lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children . she has explored such complex issues as racism , terminal illness , murder , and the holocaust among other challenging topics . she has also explored very controversial issues of questioning authority such as in '' the giver '' quartet . her writing on such matters has brought her both praise and criticism . in particular , her work '' the giver '' , the first novel in '' the giver '' quartet , has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in america , some of which have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum , while others have prohibited the book 's inclusion in classroom studies . '' the giver '' has also been made into a film , also called '' the giver '' , which was released in 2014 .
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- period is 1977 -- present- caption is lois lowry in 2014- birth name is lois ann hammersberg- notableworks is '' the giver '' '' number the stars ''- genre is children 's literature , fantasy- spouse is donald children -rrb- grey lowry -lrb- 1956-1977 ; divorced ; 4- influenced is aprilynne pike- awards is newbery medal 1990 , 1994 margaret edwards award 2007- birth date is 20 march 1937- name is lois lowry- nationality is american- image is lois_lowry_author_2014 . jpg- birth place is honolulu , hawaii , united states- occupation is writer