![]() ![]() However, as in The Giver, a young person with special qualities emerges as the hero, and the overriding message is that kindness, honesty, and a selfless use of talent will create a better future for all. Kira's world is more savage and disorderly, with the kind of violent brutality that readers might expect in a story set in medieval times: Deformed people are outcasts, parents slap their children, day-to-day life is meager, dirty, and angry, and villagers are fearful and superstitious. Both take place in the future after some kind of cataclysmic, world-shattering event and seem to fit together somehow, though exactly how is not clear. Read second, Kira's story adds another dimension to Jonah's dystopian experience and promises more development and adventure. While this book could stand alone, as can the others, it makes more sense and is more powerful when read with the other three, in order. Parents need to know that Gathering Blue is the second book in Lois Lowry's The Giver quartet. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]()
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