{"product_id":"9780547995687","title":"Gathering Blue","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGathering Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lois Lowry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLois 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Lowry returns to the metaphorical future world of her Newbery-winning The Giver. . . . Plenty of material for thought and discussion here, plus a touch of magic and a tantalizing hint about the previous book’s famously ambiguous ending.\" (6\/15\/00) Kirkus Reviews with Pointers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lowry is a master at creating worlds, both real and imagined, and this incarnation of our civilization some time in the future is one of her strongest creations.\" —Booklist, starred review (6\/1\/00) Booklist, ALA, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNene Award (Hawaii), William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (Illinois)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780547995687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41161965699278,"sku":"9780547995687","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780547995687.jpg?v=1651564204","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780547995687","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}