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The Giver quartet / by Lois Lowry.

Lowry, Lois. (Author). Lowry, Lois. Giver. (Added Author). Lowry, Lois. Gathering blue. (Added Author). Lowry, Lois. Messenger. (Added Author). Lowry, Lois. Son. (Added Author).

Summary:

The Giver: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. -- Gathering blue: Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. -- Messenger: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. -- Son: Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0544340973
  • ISBN: 9780544340978
  • Physical Description: 772 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The Giver -- Gathering blue -- Messenger -- Son.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 38.99

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Genre: Dystopias.

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