A must-have if you loved Lowry's two companion books, sure to be fodder for in-depth discussions. The author, as usual, is a master at storytelling as she brings various plot threads together for a satisfying conclusion, leaving readers in this case with a bittersweet taste that will stay with them long after the book is finished. Now available for the first time in the UK, THE GIVER QUARTET is the complete. The novel crescendos as Matty and Kira make a heart-stopping, dangerous journey through Forest, and it packs a final punch when the hero summons his power and we learn his true name. The major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. But Matty also has a power he can't explain, and when he understands that local attitudes are becoming intolerant and aggressive due to mysterious happenings at Trade Mart, the boy sets out to bring back Kira (Seer's daughter and the main character in Gathering Blue) before Village barricades itself entirely against outsiders. Fraught with the same tension and subtle complexities of the previous novels, Lowry's third episode follows Matty - who lives with Seer and doesn't yet have his true name - as he keeps busy running errands through Forest and otherwise lives a youthful, carefree life. The Barnes & Noble Review Newbery medalist Lois Lowry once again ushers readers into the hypnotic, disconcerting fantasy world she made familiar in her award-winning The Giver and its sequel, Gathering Blue, introducing us to young Matty, a boy whose role for Village is more profound than he thinks.
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