Gathering Blue
2000 novel by Lois Lowry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gathering Blue is a young adult-dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000.[1] A companion book to The Giver (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger (2004) and Son (2012) in The Giver Quartet.
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Author | Lois Lowry |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Giver Quartet |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | September 25, 2000 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 241 |
ISBN | 0-618-05581-9 |
OCLC | 43728928 |
[Fic] 21 | |
LC Class | PZ7.L9673 Gat 2000 |
Preceded by | The Giver |
Followed by | Messenger |
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.