Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry
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Gathering Blue

Author: Lois Lowry

Narrator: Katherine Borowitz

Unabridged: 5 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2008

Synopsis

Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, followed by Messenger and Son.

Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. She fears for her future until she is spared by the all-powerful Council of Guardians. Kira is a gifted weaver and is given a task that no other community member can do. While her talent keeps her alive and brings certain privileges, Kira soon realizes she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world and see what places exist beyond.

About The Author

Lois Lowry is also known for her Anastasia books. She and illustrator Middy Thomas also collaborated on Gooney Bird Greene. The author lives in Cambridge, MA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico

Matt 4ever. Kira is a young orphan girl with a deformed leg, trying to make a living and survive in a Village where the ‘undesirables’ are often cast out into the Fields to be prey of the Beasts. Revealing a magical talent with embroidery, at her trial she’s spared on the condition of working for......more

Goodreads review by Miranda

As a sequel - horribly disappointing. As a standalone - mildly interesting. Honestly, I was expecting a lot more...like thecharacters from book 1 to show up in book 2. I mean, there's a hint (and it'sbarely a hint) so I guess, it might be able to be classified as a companion novel. We follow Kira, a......more

Goodreads review by Dani

That's not a plot, that's a twist! I read this book as a companion to "The Giver," and I was pretty disappointed. The underlying sense of unease and the tense pacing that makes the Giver so fantastic just isn't present in "Gathering Blue." Part of this, is that because it is a companion book, I read......more

Goodreads review by mark

Alright kids, settle down! It's time for our lesson of the day. Today we will be focusing on Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, which is her follow-up to The Giver, a popular modern classic that I know many of you loved. But first let's clear the room of any adults disguised as kids. You know who you are!......more

Quotes

“Lowry returns to the metaphorical future world of her Newbery-winning The Giver to explore the notion of foul reality disguised as fair. . . . Readers will find plenty of material for thought and discussion here. . . . A top writer, in top form.”–Kirkus Reviews, Starred

“Lowry has once again created a fully realized world full of drama, suspense, and even humor. Readers won’t forget these memorable characters or their struggles in an inhospitable world.”–School Library Journal, Starred

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Awards

  • Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
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