Looking Back: A Book of Memories, (Hardcover)

from Whisper1

Newbery medal and honor award winning author Lois Lowry takes us on a journey throughout her life. This is a stellar book, filled with hope, sadness, joy and the sheer beauty of living life to the fullest. Each chapter begins with a quote from one of her many books with an accompanying photo. We ...

from quaintlittlehead

Lovely in a way that only Lois Lowry could pull off, this book tells her life story (sort of) by describing a series of family photographs as she looks back at them. It takes a while to get used to this story-telling style, especially since her memories of her youngest days seem appropriately chi...

from bereneezypie

I loved how casually Lowry wrote this, it wasn't some boring page by page biography one might find on Wikipedia. When you read it, it felt like she was speaking it. I would have to agree that higher-grade level students should read this, but if one was doing an author study on Lois Lowry I think ...

from alexcirasuolo

This is an award-winning memoir. It is beautifully written and the stories she shares are timeless. The photographs are incredible! It is truly exceptional!

from SadieCooney

Looking Back is a book from Lois Lowry's life events told form her own point of view. I loved her book The Giver and especially loved this book. She included personal books and personal stories from her childhood, motherhood, and being a grandmother. She included quotes from her books and it was ...