description: Lois Lowry's Gathering Blue continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, followed by Messenger and Son.
  
Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. She fears for her future until she is spared by the all-powerful Council of Guardians. Kira is a gifted weaver and is given a task that no other community member can do. While her talent keeps her alive and brings certain privileges, Kira soon realizes she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world and see what places exist beyond.May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award: Lois Lowry
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: En Busca del Azul
titlecomplete: En Busca del Azul
characters: Matt (Gathering Blue), Kira (Gathering Blue), Solora (Gathering Blue), Jo (Gathering Blue), Mar (Gathering Blue), Dan (Gathering Blue), Christopher (Gathering Blue), Jamison (Gathering Blue), Helena (Gathering Blue), Vandara (Gathering Blue), Annabella (Gathering Blue), Camilla (Gathering Blue), Singer (Gathering Blue), Branch (Gathering Blue), Thomas (Gathering Blue), Katrina (Gathering Blue), Marlena (Gathering Blue)
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Childrens, Teen, Dystopia, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 186347
series: The Giver 
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Young Adult Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award
publisher: Turtleback Books