The Giver quartet
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
4 volumes ; 21 cm
Rating:
12 & up.
Status:
Description
The Giver: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. -- Gathering blue: Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. -- Messenger: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. -- Son: Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Haddam/Rathbun Youth Fiction
Y FIC LOW V.2 VOLUME 2
On Shelf
East Haddam/Rathbun Youth Fiction
Y FIC LOW V.3 VOLUME 3
On Shelf
East Haddam/Rathbun Youth Fiction
Y FIC LOW V.4 VOLUME 4
On Shelf
New London Juv. Fiction
JF LOWRY (GATHERING BLUE)
On Shelf
New London Juv. Fiction
JF LOWRY (MESSENGER)
On Shelf
New London Juv. Fiction
JF LOWRY (SON)
On Shelf
New London Juv. Fiction
JF LOWRY (THE GIVER)
Due Jul 23, 2025
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adoption -- Juvenile fiction.
Artists -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
Control (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethics -- Juvenile fiction.
Girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Healers -- Juvenile fiction.
Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
Surrogate mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Utopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Artists -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
Control (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethics -- Juvenile fiction.
Girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Healers -- Juvenile fiction.
Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
Surrogate mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Utopias -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780544340626, 0544340620, 9780544340633, 0544340639, 9780544340640, 0544340647, 9780544340657, 0544340655, 9780544340664, 0544340663
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Issued in container.
General Note
All previously published: The Giver ©1993 ; Gathering blue ©2000 ; Messenger ©2004 ; Son ©2012.
Description
The Giver: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. -- Gathering blue: Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. -- Messenger: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. -- Son: Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
Target Audience
12 & up.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Lowry, L. (2014). The Giver quartet. Unabridged. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lowry, Lois. 2014. The Giver Quartet. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lowry, Lois, The Giver Quartet. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lowry, Lois. The Giver Quartet. Unabridged. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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