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The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue Freedom As They Had Previously Thought FREE THE GIVER QUARTET: GATHERING BLUE PDF Lois Lowry | 256 pages | 31 Jul 2014 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007597260 | English | London, United Kingdom The Giver Quartet - Wikipedia Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. In her strongest work to date, 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 responsibili In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. 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 GiverLowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, and what will 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. Get A Copy. PaperbackReader's Circlepages. Published September 25th by Delacorte Press first published September More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Gathering Blueplease sign up. Stephanie Arnold Yes this is a sequel to "The Giver" there are four in the series: 1. The Giver 2. Gathering Blue 3. Messenger 4. Son If you read Messenger you will have th …more Yes this is a sequel to "The Giver" there are four in the series: 1. Son If you read Messenger you will have the answer to the ending of "The Giver" - did they really arrive or did they die dreaming? Do i need to read the Giver before this book? Bethany Yes you should, and you need to read Son last. You don't have to, but everything will make more sense. See all 48 questions about Gathering Blue…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Gathering Blue The Giver, 2. Jan 15, Dani rated it it was ok Shelves: childrens-books. 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. Instead of reading the book with white knuckles and wide eyes, thinking, "What the heck is wrong with these people??? Because the main character is an outcast and the reader is therefore also kept at arm's length from the village, the reader doesn't feel a strong sense of betrayal or shock when the inevitable twist occurs. We're not connected with the village, in the way that we were connected to Jonas's community through his ties for his parents and friends. Furthermore, the world is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue incredibly well-crafted Do we really need the beasts? Another device might have been even more menacingto the point of being uninspired. Kira is also very passive and it was hard for me to connect with her. Things happen to Kira -- she doesn't make things happen, which doesn't make for a gripping read. I wish the story had been told from the point of view of her adventurous young friend Matt, the only character in the novel who is dynamic enough to act. Also, the pacing is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue slow. I don't think I would have had the patience for The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue novel as a young reader. If you think that reading about someone sitting around and weaving is absolutely thrilling, then this book is for you. Or, if you keep a framed photo of M. Night Shyamalan on your nightstand, then you'll The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue like this book. View all 47 comments. Apr 17, Miranda Reads rated it liked it Shelves: audiobook The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, finer-books-club-reading-chall. As a sequel - horribly disappointing. As The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue standalone - mildly interesting. Honestly, I was expecting a lot more I mean, there's a hint and it's barely a hint so I guess, it might be able to be classified as a companion novel. We follow Kira, a young teen with an almost magical artistic gift. She is forever hindered by a birth defect, causing lameness in one leg. Women are little more than breeding stock and homemakers - A far cry from the orderly yet emotionless one we saw The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue the first book. The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue fate would've been to marry and breed Unsurprisingly, her society also suppresses all forms of educations especially for women. But it made her smile, to see it, to see how the pen formed the shapes and the shapes told a story of a name. Kira is on the cusp of losing her home and everything she's ever known. When she performed a vigil over her mother's body Their justification? Kira The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue lame, so really Just before they can carry out their plans, the council of elders swoo in to save her. Kira suddenly finds herself in a brand new world. One with plumbing, and beds, and with all the embroidery string she could want. The council conveniently needs a new artist to repair the singer's robe and were The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue to take Kira in when she was desperate. Only now that she's there, she begins to realize that perhaps she wasn't rescued at all This book was a bit frustrating. It didn't have the same magic as book 1 and my interpretation is colored by my bitterness - how is this even considered a book 2?? Maybe because I'm older this time, but it's so. It just frustrates me so much when the The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue characters are so darn oblivious. Hats off to the narrator - Katherine Borowitz. View all 12 comments. 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! You read books written for children and young adults that are intended to be modern day parables, stripped of details and complicated, "realistic" characters, stories that are intended to be less abo Alright kids, settle down! You read books written for children and young adults that are intended to be modern day parables, stripped of details and complicated, "realistic" characters, stories that are intended to be less about the world being built and more about the theme being developed, and you dismiss them as trite, two-dimensional, and predictable. Get out of here! Also - and I'm sorry for any hurt feelings at this announcement - I'd like to ask that any of the less imaginative among us to maybe take a walk or a nap. Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry Gathering Blue is a young adult - social science novel written by Lois Lowry and released in the year The central character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is orphaned and must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. In the course of the book, she begins to learn the art of dyeing thread to different colors except for blue, which nobody in her community knows how to make. She also learns more about the truth of her village and the terrible secrets that they hold. The main character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is recently orphaned since The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue mother abruptly died from unknown sickness, and her father died years ago on a hunt with the Hunters by being killed by The Beasts. Kira must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. Kira needs a The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue for the Council to keep her in the village and not to take her to the Field, which is certain death at the hands of The Beasts. A member of the Council, Jamison, defends Kira during The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue trial, much to Kira's surprise, and convinces the Council that Kira has a gift for embroidery. She is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue worthy of life in the society at the trial and is given the task of repairing the Singer's robe. She is taught how to further solidify her talent from a much older woman, Annabella, who continues to teach Kira how to create dyes for different shades and hues for her thread work. To Kira's dismay, she learns that there is no ability to create the color blue for the threads that she will be using.
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