{"product_id":"the-giver-quartet-by-lois-lowry-very-good-2012-hc-772-pages-houghton-mifflin-harcourty","title":"The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry (Very Good, 2012, HC, 772 pages, Houghton Mifflin Harcourty)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIn very good condition: cover has light wear; pages are unmarked. ISBN 9780544340978\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA collector's edition with deluxe cover and red sprayed edges containing Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal–winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e plus the acclaimed three companion books in the series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first-ever Lois Lowry single-volume omnibus collection includes unabridged editions of the complete Giver Quartet series: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGathering Blue\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMessenger\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSon\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eset in a society that initially appears to be a utopia but gradually reveals itself as a dystopia. The story follows a boy named Jonas during his twelfth and thirteenth years. In this society, pain and strife have been eliminated through a system called \"Sameness,\" which has also removed emotional depth, individuality, and sensory experiences from people's lives. As part of a special ceremony, Jonas is selected to become the next Receiver of Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGathering Blue:\u003c\/span\u003e The central character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is orphaned and must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. Kira's father was thought to have been taken by the Beasts while he was on a hunt before she was born. Kira's mother had died recently from a mysterious illness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMessenger\u003c\/span\u003e: Set in an isolated community, known simply as Village, it focuses on a boy, Matty, who serves as a message bearer through the ominous and lethal Forest that surrounds the community. This book also tells the fate of Jonas and baby Gabe from \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSon \u003c\/span\u003efollows Claire, Gabriel's birth mother, who embarks on a harrowing and dangerous journey to eventually locate Gabriel. Claire is fourteen when she has Gabriel. At the end of the book, Claire reunites with Gabriel, and Kira and Jonas are married with two children named “Annabella and Matty”, to honor her two friends who died. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47810371879139,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/lowryquart.jpg?v=1768590130","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/products\/the-giver-quartet-by-lois-lowry-very-good-2012-hc-772-pages-houghton-mifflin-harcourty","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}