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The Giver

September 23, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Banned Books Week 2013: Defending The Giver by Lois Lowry (guest post by Elsa Ouvrard-Prettol)

September 22 – 28 is Banned Books Week, a week which serves to remind us that there are those who would like to ban books.  The books vary, as do the reasons.  But the bottom line should always be this: each person gets to decide for themselves what to read.  Information is power.  Story is […]

June 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

From page to audio: Bernadette Dunne shares her journey (A Flashback Post)

Since today we are talking with an audio book narrator, Mike Paine, I thought I would do a Flashback post and rerun this post with Bernadette Dunne, the narrator of Son by Lois Lowry.  More than 1 point of view helps us develop more insight into the creation of an audio book.  That’s my story […]

May 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Giver (Lois Lowry) as discussed by Lauren Kate

Today, as part of our ongoing series Why YA?, Lauren Kate, author of the Fallen series, discusses The Giver by Lois Lowry. Lois Lowry’s “The Giver,” is a story that truly moved me growing up. The book takes place in a society where all pain and suffering have been eradicated – a seemingly wonderful thought […]

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