Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Comic Books and Graphic Novels Historical Fiction First Love: YA Romance No wait, no problems Whats new Popular titles Check these out Narrative Non-Fiction See all AUDIOBOOKS. “This extraordinary novel is remarkable for its fully realized characters, gripping plot, and Lowry’s singular vision of a future.” - VOYA Once again Lois Lowry brings readers on a provocative journey that inspires contemplation long after the last page is turned. On her quest for truth, Kira discovers things that will change her life and world forever.Ī compelling examination of a future society, Gathering Blue challenges readers to think about community, creativity, and the values that they have learned to accept. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, the young girl faces new responsibilities and a set of mysteries deep within the only world she has ever known. When she is summoned to judgment by The Council of Guardians, Kira prepares to fight for her life.īut the Council, to her surprise, has plans for her. Her neighbors are hostile, and no one but a small boy offers to help. Left orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frighteningly uncertain future. Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before.The second book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning The Giver.
Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life.
In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. Craig Russell’s beautifully haunting illustrations. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompanied by renowned artist P. The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time.
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