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Looking Back: A Book of Memories
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Delacorte Pr
Publication date February 1, 2000
Pages 181
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780385326995
ISBN-10 0385326998
Dimensions 0.50 by 7.50 by 9 in.
Weight 1 lbs.
Original list price $14.95
Other format details juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Provides a personal look at the life of this celebrated author through a collection of photographs, personal tales, recollections by childhood friends, a review of her family's history, and more. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: People are constantly asking two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry where she gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir, Lowry answers this question, through recollections of childhood friends and pictures and memories that explore her rich family history. She recounts the pivotal moments that inspired her writing, describing how they magically turned into fiction along the complicated passageway called life. Lowry fans, as well as anyone interested in understanding the process of writing fiction, will benefit from this poignant trip through the past and the present of a remarkable writer.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780395895436 Book cover for 9780544807969
 
from Harcourt Childrens Books (September 6, 2016)
9780544807969 | details & prices | List price $18.99
from Houghton Mifflin (October 26, 1998)
9780395895436 | details & prices | 192 pages | 8.00 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.55 lbs | List price $18.99
About: Using family photographs and quotes from her books, the author provides glimpses into her life
Paperback
Book cover for 9780385326995
 
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Reprint edition from Delacorte Pr (February 1, 2000)
9780385326995 | details & prices | 181 pages | 7.50 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.00 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Using family photographs and quotes from her books, the author provides glimpses into her life
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606181068
 
from Demco Media (April 1, 2000)
9780606181068 | details & prices | 7.75 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.30 lbs | List price $24.51
About: Using family photographs and quotes from her books, the author provides glimpses into her life
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008)
9781439519196 | details & prices | 181 pages | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | List price $23.95
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from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613285612 | details & prices | 7.50 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.35 lbs | List price $26.90
About: Using family photographs and quotes from her books, the author provides glimpses into her life

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