Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry · The Giver Quartet
A quiet, powerful companion to The Giver that rewards patient readers with profound questions about art, power, and choice
Kid
60
/ 100
Parent
74
/ 100
Teacher
77
/ 100
Best fit: ages 10-13
Still works: ages 9-15
Our Take
Literary powerhouse that adults value far more than children enjoy — a book teachers and parents champion for its craft and depth while kids respect it more than love it
✓ Perfect for
- • readers who loved The Giver and want to explore the same world from a different angle
- • kids who enjoy quiet stories with deep emotional resonance
- • young readers interested in art, craft, and creative resistance
- • children ready for moral complexity and questions without easy answers
Book facts
- Format
- middle grade novel
- ISBN
- 9780544340640
- Series
- The Giver Quartet
- Illustration
- none
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