Giver Quartet Gathering Blue, Book 2, (Hardcover)

from aimless22

Kira's story is heartwarming in some ways and frightening in others. She was born with a bum leg and has had to use a stick to help her get around all her life. When her mother dies, she has no one and fears that the community will put her out to the Field for the beasts. But she has a defender, ...

from elizabethholloway

This companion novel to The Giver describes an altogether different society than that of The Giver but equally intolerant of people who don't meet its criteria. Unlike The Giver where society had at least the pretense of compassion, not so in Gathering Blue. Unless people can work, they are worth...

from drachenbraut23

"Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none" We are still in the same dystopian world, but get introduced to a different society then the one we met in The Giver. This time we are shown a community with poverty, injustice, violence and very low tolerance levels, which is l...

from juniperSun

Rating 4* (would rate it higher if I were younger!) A most unusual juvenile alternate future story, after the collapse of civilization as we know it, with the young protagonists having to deal with a lot of death and abuse. Hard topics for young adults. The characterizations are well done. I got ...

from anboggs

Gathering Blue, a companion novel to Lois Lowry' "The Giver", tells the story of Kira, a crippled orphan growing up in a society that is strictly controlled with very deep, complex secrets. After the death of her mother, Kira believes her life will be over, but she instead removed from her villag...