Author

Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry — 5 titles in the rankings, first published between 1989 and 2012. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note The Giver is the most-read, but Number the Stars — her Newbery-winning novel about Danish Jews in 1943 — rates slightly higher. The Giver has three companion sequels that rate lower: Gathering Blue and Messenger are the lowest, and Son ties the quartet together.

Ranked titles
5 books
Average score
7.7
Total ratings
4.9K
First published
1989–2012

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Series by Lois Lowry

Reading order of Lois Lowry's series

1 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.

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Books by Lois Lowry

Book score5 books on a timeline, 1989–2012 · Highest rated: Number the Stars
  1. Number the Stars
    Number the StarsLois Lowry · 1989 Historical fiction561 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. The Giver
    The GiverLois Lowry · 1993Filmed 2014 Science fiction3.3K ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. Son
    SonLois Lowry · 2012 Dystopian248 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  4. Messenger
    MessengerLois Lowry · 2004 Science fiction297 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  5. Gathering Blue
    Gathering BlueLois Lowry · 2000 Dystopian473 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10

Other books by Lois Lowry

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1977A Summer to Die
  • 1979Anastasia Krupnik
  • 1980Autumn Street
  • 1981Anastasia Again!
  • 1982Anastasia at Your Service
  • 1984Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst
  • 1985Anastasia on Her Own
  • 1986Anastasia Has the Answers
  • 1987Rabble Starkey
  • 1988All About Sam
  • 1991Anastasia at This Address
  • 1993Attaboy Sam!
  • 1995Anastasia Absolutely
  • 1996See You Around, Sam!
  • 1998Looking Back
  • 1999Zooman Sam
  • 2002Gooney Bird Greene
  • 2003The Silent Boy
  • 2006Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
  • 2006Gossamer

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