{"product_id":"gathering-blue-lois-lowry-hardcover","title":"Gathering Blue -- Lois Lowry, Hardcover","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547995687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 10-13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e44063 \/ Gathering Blue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLois Lowry is a two-time Newbery Medal winner for \u003ci\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), the first dystopian novel in a quartet that includes \u003ci\u003eGathering Blue, Messenger, \u003c\/i\u003e and, as of fall 2012, \u003ci\u003eSon.\u003c\/i\u003e She now divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www.loislowry.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lois Lowry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49917283893476,"sku":"9780547995687","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780547995687.jpg?v=1789890403","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/gathering-blue-lois-lowry-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}