6/9/2023 0 Comments Lois lowry blueA member of the council, Jamison, defends Kira during the trial, much to Kira's surprise, and convinces the Council that Kira has a gift for embroidery. Kira needs a reason for the council to keep her in the village and not to take her to the Field, which is certain death at the hands of The Beasts. Kira must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. The main character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is recently orphaned since her mother abruptly died from unknown sickness, and her father died years ago on a hunt with the Hunters by being killed by The Beasts. She also learns more about the truth of her village and the terrible secrets that they hold. In the course of the book, she begins to learn the art of dyeing thread to different colors except for blue, which nobody in her community knows how to make. The central character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is orphaned and must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. A companion book to The Giver (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger (2004) and Son (2012) in The Giver Quartet. Gathering Blue is a young adult- dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000.
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