Books like Son by Lois Lowry

by Lois Lowry

Book 4 of The Giver Quartet

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Science fiction
Mother and child
Separation (Psychology)

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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2008 · Young adult

about 400 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Son: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 650)
  The Hunger Games: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction literature" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Son; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hunger Games.
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Divergent
Veronica Roth · 2011 · Young adult

about 490 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Son: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 650)
  Divergent: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Son; Open Library and Wikidata for Divergent.
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The Angel Experiment
James Patterson · Young adult

about 430 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Son: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 650)
  The Angel Experiment: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Son; Open Library and Wikidata for The Angel Experiment.
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First published: First published on October 2, 2012. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Another edition on record: The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 393-page hardcover from Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 9780547887203. Source: Library of Congress, its record of another edition, checked November 6, 2026. 9780547887203 ... hardcover ... 393 p. ... Houghton Mifflin

About Lois Lowry

Born: Born in 1937; Wikidata lists Honolulu, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Lois Lowry received the National Jewish Book Award in 1990, for Number the Stars. Source: Wikidata, citing jewishbookcouncil.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Lois Lowry received the Prix Janusz Korczak de Littérature Jeunesse in 2009. Source: Wikidata, citing cnlj.bnf.fr, checked November 6, 2026.

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