The Horn Book Magazine, September 1st, 2000
Lois Lowry Gathering Blue 215 pp. Lorraine/Houghton 9/00 ISBN 0-618-05581-9 15.00 g (Intermediate, Middle School)
Long rumored to be a sequel to the author's Newbery medal-winning The Giver (rev. 7/93), Lois Lowry's new novel, save for a teasing hint near its end, is instead more of a parallel speculation on the nature of the future of human society. Life in Kira's community is nasty, brutish, and, for the ill or disabled, short: those unable to make their own way are taken to the Field of Leaving to die. For some reason Kira is an exception. Born with a twisted leg, she has always thought ...
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