Lois+Lowry

 **L:**  Loves children and writing juvenile fiction. **O:**  Observed that children are affected more by her literature than adults seemed to be.  **I:**  Illustrated her new novel The Willoughbys.
 * S: ** Started writing at the age of 40 and has written 34 books.

**L:**  Learned about creative writing in college. It is what she majored in. **O:** Obscure references to old books in her new novel. Obscure vocabulary words too. **W:** Writes in many different genres such as: science fiction, historical fiction, realistic fiction and memoirs. **R:**  Reads mostly memoirs and biographies. **Y:** Young adults see the world differently. Lowry is gifted at writing from the perspective of young adults.