Gathering Blue
By:
Lois Lowry
Kira lives in a community where the
weak and disabled are thrown aside and left to die. Kira has a weak leg, it’s
twisted which means she can’t get around as easy. Not getting around as easy
means she can’t contribute to her community properly, so everyone wants her to
be left for dead. The only way Kira has survived this long is because her mom
fought for her to live, and now that her mom is dead, Kira is in trouble. The
only person who Kira has left is a little adventurous, rag-tag boy, Matt and
his dog Branch. He would do anything for her if she needed it.
Kira is sent to the Council of Guardians,
where they see her extraordinary talent. She is an amazing weaver and embroider.
The Council decides to keep her at their building and assign her to the task of
fixing the robe worn by the Singer who sings about human civilization before their
time. Since Kira needs to fix the robe, she needs to learn how to die threads.
She learns how to die colors from an old lady, Annabella, every color but blue,
a very powerful color to Kira.
At the building where
Kira now lives, she meets Thomas, who has the amazing talent of carving and Jo
who is an extraordinary singer. At the big ceremony where the Singer sings the song
about the civilization, Kira sees the Singer has chains on him. He is a slave,
a prisoner because of his great singing talent. Kira realizes that soon she and
her friends will be prisoners too if they stay there. That same day Matt goes
missing, but when he returns, he returns with someone, and something very important.
He tells Kira he found them somewhere, somewhere amazing where nobody is thrown
away. Matt tells her they can all go to the other place. Will she leave her new
life? Or will she stay and risk what joy might be out there?
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