In perhaps 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 and 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.… (more)
I enjoyed reading Gathering Blue. Lowry does a wonderful job of creating characters you can root for (and against) and creating interesting settings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (September 25, 2000)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 224 pages
File size: 188 KB
Protection: DRM
Language: English