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Gathering Blue (for Pob Boxed Set Only) by Lois Lowry

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Gathering Blue (for Pob Boxed Set Only)

Lois Lowry

HarperCollins · Hardcover · September 1, 2014

Reading lane: YA Orphan & Foster Stories

Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Quiet Stakes

A spare YA story where survival and values keep rubbing against each other.

Come here for

  • YA survival with moral weight
  • Lowry’s spare, quiet pressure

Expect

  • orphaned-girl perspective
  • lean, reflective pacing

Book Details

Authors
Lois Lowry
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 1, 2014
Format
Hardcover
Theme
YA Orphan & Foster Stories · YA Survival Stories
Reading lane
YA Orphan & Foster Stories

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • YA Dystopian Fiction

  • YA Orphan & Foster Stories

  • YA Fantasy

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women

About This Book

Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever. As she did in THE GIVER, Lowry challenges readers to...

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Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever. As she did in THE GIVER, Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve, and what could be considered valuable. Every reader will be taken by Kira’s plight and will long ponder her haunting world and the hope for the future.

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