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...Lowry??s books are not all so heavy, however—after all, she is also well known for a distinctly lighter side, fondly remembered for the Anastasia series of nine books that detail the misadventures of 10- to 13-year-old Anastasia Krupnik. Lindsey D. Cameron ’05, who read the Anastasia books, says she wanted to be just like the spunky heroine. “I remember in one book, Anastasia placed a personal ad looking for a perfect husband (even though she was 12) and I thought that was so cool...
...professor —he was also a writer, a profession Lowry could obviously portray accurately. Mr. Krupnik would always carry around a notebook with him to record what he called “the human scene.” His habit was one that was based on Lowry??s own experience. “I do usually write things down,” Lowry says, “and many of those observations find their ways into books sometimes years later...
...write,” she muses. “I went to Brown and majored in writing, but then I got sidetracked by an early marriage—I was 19—and I had four kids by the time I was 25.” As Lowry??s marriage began to end, however, she realized that she had to support herself. She published a short story in a magazine that she told through the eyes of a child. This caught the eye of Houghton Publishers (with whom she still publishes today), who asked Lowry to write...
...Lowry??s love of children’s writing, however, only grew from there, as she has had the unique opportunity to see the impact she makes on childrens’ lives. “The glimpse that I get into the lives of children and how they are affected by books is very meaningful to me. It shouldn’t have surprised me, though, as I was a very avid reader but perhaps I had forgotten...
...only include suggestions for story topics, or their useful names, but Lowry has seen that they also exhibit an intangible bond to Lowry and her books. Tatar, who invited Lowry to her “Fairy Tales” class, speculates as to why readers feel so tied to Lowry??s books, “Lowry is certainly an author who has struck a chord with readers because her books have a way of addressing childhood fears by creating monsters but then she writes in tough, resilient kids who can deal with those monsters,” Tatar...