Gathering Blue
Book 2 of Giver Quartret
Language: English
Art & Architecture Artists Family Fantasy & Magic Fiction Handicapped Juvenile Fiction Orphans Orphans & Foster Homes People With Disabilities Physically Handicapped Science Fiction Social Issues Social Science Special Needs Unknown
Publisher: Ember
Published: Jan 24, 2006
Description:
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver , followed by Messenge r and Son.
Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member can carry out, Kira soon realizes that she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world—and to find out what exists beyond it.