Böcker av Lois Lowry

Den utvalde är en andlöst krypande skildring av hur en diktatur maskeras till demokrati. Språkligt en njutning. Eftersom det slutar i en rejäl cliffhanger bör förstås de efterföljande tre delarna i kvartetten snarast få svenska språkdräkter."...

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In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws... THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. ...

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This set contains the complete Newbery Medal-winning Giver Quartet with newly designed jackets: "The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, " and "Son." In addition, it includes a new and exclusive map of the Giver world.

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In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws... THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. ...

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In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate. Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range. "The...

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"Dessa böcker inte bara spännande, de är djupt tänkvärda och rentav magiska. Att läsas och läsas om igen!" BTJ Vi kastas tillbaka till den klaustrofobiska miljö där vi befann oss i Den utvalde, en på ytan perfekt värld. Vi möter en ny hu...

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"Skrämmande aktuell." Ingrid Bossedal, Göteborgs Posten "Spänning ända till den sista hjärtskärande sidan." Hazel Rochman, Booklist "En tankeväckande och gripande berättelse." Publishers Weekly Föräldralösa Matt bor i...

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In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family. This edition includes a new Intro...

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Lowry's groundbreaking dystopian series comes alive with this first-ever single-volume collection that includes unabridged editions of the Newbery Medal-winning "The Giver" along with the companion novels "Gathering Blue, Messenger,...

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In Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic, 12-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.

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?Kira växer upp i ett brutalt och primitivt samhälle där de sjuka och svaga lämnas att dö. Hon är född med ett deformerat ben och när hon blir föräldralös vänder staden sitt hänsynslösa ansikte mot henne och hon tvingas kämpa för sitt liv. Kiras h...

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Annemarie kunde inte minnas det så väl, allt¿ihop. Egentligen hade det börjat den där kvällen, när Ellen skulle sova över hos henne. Det hade hon gjort många gånger förut, men nu var det blodigt allvar. Tyskarna var på jakt efter alla judar i Köpe...

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The Willoughbys--Timothy; his twin brothers, Barnaby A and Barnaby B; and their little sister, Jane--are old-fashioned children who adore old-fashioned adventures. Little do the Willoughby kids know that their neglectful mother and father are hatc...

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Golding's iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age. This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by...

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Året är 1943 och 12-åriga Annemaries liv i Danmark består av skola, brist på mat, och nazisoldater på gatorna. Hennes bästa vän Ellen är judinna och när nazisterna börjar mörda judar, hjälper Annemarie sin vän att fly till Sverige. Lois Lowry har ...

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Annemarie kunde inte minnas det så väl, allt-ihop. Egentligen hade det börjat den där kvällen, när Ellen skulle sova över hos henne. Det hade hon gjort många gånger förut, men nu var det blodigt allvar. Tyskarna var på jakt efter alla judar i Köpe...

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A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen - a Jew.It is 1943 and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun - ...

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»Stark und provokativ!« New York Times Jonas lebt in einer Welt ohne Not, Schmerz und Risiko. Alles ist perfekt organisiert, niemand muss sich über irgendetwas Sorgen machen, sogar die Berufe werden zugeteilt. Als Jonas Nachfolger des »Hüters der ...

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The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompan...

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The fascinating third companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the ...

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Available in time for the August 15th theatrical release of the film adaptation of Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning "The Giver, " starring Oscar] winners Jeff Bridges and Meryl Street, the thrilling finale to this epic tale culminates in a ...

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Jonas lever i ett samhälle utan konflikter, fattigdom, arbetslöshet eller skilsmässor. En värld där allt fungerar och ingen är missnöjd. Men Jonas är spänd. Spänd inför den årliga ceremonin då samhällets alla tolvåringar ska säga adjö till sin bar...

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The fascinating sequel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. GATHERING BLUE is a return to the mysterious but plausible future world of THE GI...

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At last Sam, Anastasia Krupnik's irrepressible little brother, gets a chance to tell his own story. From his first days at the hospital, through his Terrible Twos, to his first days at nursery school, we see what Sam is really like. But things are...

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Lowry won her first Newbery Medal in 1994 for "The Giver." Six years later, she ushered readers back into its mysterious but plausible future world in "Gathering Blue" to tell the story of Kira, orphaned, physically flawed, and...

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THE GIVER is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.Now available for the first time in the UK, THE GIVER QUARTET is the complete four-novel collection.THE GIVER: It is the future. There is no war, n...

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The thrilling fourth companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no...

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In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws...THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.It...

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It is a world without conflict, poverty and inequality. Conformity and happiness are a way of life. But for Jonas, things are different. While his friends are selected to be doctors or teachers, Jonas is sent to the Giver where he discovers the se...

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