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Detailed explanation-1: -Even though The Giver was a Newberry Award winner, it has been on banned and challenged book lists since it was published in 1993. Reasons include violence, particularly infanticide (ill babies are euthanized in the book), as well as sexual references and suicide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lois Lowry Says ‘The Giver’ Was Inspired By Her Father’s Memory Loss : NPR. Lois Lowry Says ‘The Giver’ Was Inspired By Her Father’s Memory Loss Lowry’s father didn’t have Alzheimer’s but as he began to forget his past, the author says, she began to imagine a book about eliminating painful memories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lois Lowry was born March 20, 1937 in Hawaii. Her father was an army dentist so the family traveled all over the world. She has written over 20 novels. Lois Lowry has won the Newberry Medal twice, once for Number the Stars and a second time for The Giver. More items