Looking Back: A Book of Memories

Lois Lowry. Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $14.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-385-32699-5

Introducing each section of this memoir with an excerpt from one of her novels, the author ""unfolds her history in a glorious arc, invisibly threading its parts into a unified whole. Her connection of the everyday details of her life to the larger scope of her work adds a new dimension to her novels,"" said PW in a boxed review. All ages. (Mar.)

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