Gathering Blue -- Lois Lowry

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Lois Lowry<br><b>Publisher:</b> Clarion Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/25/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.75lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780547995687<br><b>Age Range:</b> 10-13<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5<br><b>Point Value:</b> 7<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade Plus<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>44063 / Gathering Blue<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>Lois Lowry is a two-time Newbery Medal winner for <i>Number the Stars</i> (1990) and <i>The Giver</i> (1994), the first dystopian novel in a quartet that includes <i>Gathering Blue, Messenger, </i> and, as of fall 2012, <i>Son.</i> She now divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an 18