ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Lowry and her family lived in Carlisle again in 1950, where she attended freshman high school before moving to Governors Island, New York, where Lowry attended Curtis High School, on Staten Island.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lowry eventually received a bachelor’s degree in 1972 from the University of Southern Maine and then immediately began work on a master’s degree. While attending graduate school, Lowry established herself as an accomplished freelance journalist.

Detailed explanation-3: -The murder remains unsolved. Lois Duncan Steinmetz was born in Philadelphia on April 28, 1934, to Joseph and Lois Steinmetz, both magazine photographers. She grew up in Sarasota and sold her first story to a magazine when she was 13. She attended Duke University in the early 1950s and moved to Albuquerque in 1962.

Detailed explanation-4: -After starting a family, Lowry eventually received a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Southern Maine in 1972 and completed some post-graduate work. Lowry began her career as a freelance journalist and soon turned to writing books.

Detailed explanation-5: -In addition to writing, Lowry is a skilled photographer. Some of her work has been used to illustrate the covers of her books, including The Giver and Number the Stars. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.