[USED] Foreign Book N20 THE GIVER,Gathering Blue / LOWRY

THE GIVER / LOIS LOWRY A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet, 1)

GATHERING BLUE / LOIS LOWRY (Giver Quartet, 2)

Depicts the importance of individual freedom and choice in a utopian society. Exploring the importance of emotions and memories through the choices and conflicts faced.

THE GIVER: Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce new children, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas.