num_pages: 215
description: 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 carry out. While her talent keeps her alive and brings certain privileges, Kira soon realizes that she is surrounded by mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world—and to find out what exists beyond it.
language: English
title: Gathering Blue
titlecomplete: Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2)
characters: Mar (Gathering Blue), Kira (Gathering Blue), Vandara (Gathering Blue), Dan (Gathering Blue), Annabella (Gathering Blue), Katrina (Gathering Blue), Thomas (Gathering Blue), Helena (Gathering Blue), Christopher (Gathering Blue), Matt (Gathering Blue), Jamison (Gathering Blue), Marlena (Gathering Blue), Branch (Gathering Blue), Singer (Gathering Blue), Jo (Gathering Blue), Camilla (Gathering Blue), Solora (Gathering Blue)
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Classics, Childrens, Teen, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy
ratings_count: 186345
series: The Giver 
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Young Adult Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award
publisher: Laurel Leaf