Gathering Blue 3 Page Report
... A spellbinding look into a future civilization, Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry compels readers to reflect upon the society, imagination, and the morals that they have been taught and learned to endure. Gathering Blue tells of a slightly disabled orphan, Kira, in a society that rejects the feeble. ... Thomas, another orphan and a young carver, also is assigned to work in the society, carving the Singer’s staff for the annual Gathering. ... ” (Lowry, Lois; Gathering Blue; Pp. ... ” (Lowry, Lois; Gathering Blue; P 186.) Matt brings Kira her father, Christopher, and also brings her the rare woad to make the precious, sought-after color, blue. ... Lois Lowry creates a magnificent, page-turning novel with this compelling story.