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“As a child, I was always writing lists and keeping journals—much like Anastasia does. Today, I still do these things. I guess I’ll always be like Anastasia; I’m still a kid at heart.”—Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry has twice won the prestigious Newbery Medal for Number the Stars and The Giver. In Gathering Blue, the compelling companion to The Giver, Lowry transports young readers to another futuristic society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Whether she’s writing comedy, adventure, or poignant, powerful drama—from Attaboy, Sam! and Anastasia Krupnik to Number the Stars and The Giver—Lois Lowry’s appeal is as broad as her subject matter and as deep as... Read More
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The Giver
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $6.99
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $6.99
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Number the Stars
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1990
Price: $6.99
It’s 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Annemarie Johansen’s best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must find the courage to save her friend’s life. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1990
Price: $6.99
It’s 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Annemarie Johansen’s best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must find the courage to save her friend’s life. Read more >
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Number the Stars
Format: Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 9, 1998
Price: $6.99
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 9, 1998
Price: $6.99
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and... Read more >
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The Giver
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $8.95
When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. Now, it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $8.95
When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. Now, it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. Read more >
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Gathering Blue
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $7.50
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... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $7.50
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... Read more >
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Messenger
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $7.50
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $7.50
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Giver
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 11, 1999
Price: $7.50
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 11, 1999
Price: $7.50
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Gooney Bird Greene
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2004
Price: $5.50
Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining “absolutely true” stories.
There’s never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2004
Price: $5.50
Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining “absolutely true” stories.
There’s never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Gathering Blue
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $7.50
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... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $7.50
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... Read more >
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Gossamer
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.99
Littlest One is a tiny creature slowly learning her job of giving dreams to humans. Each night she and her teacher, Thin Elderly, visit an old woman’s home where she softly touches beloved objects, gathering happy memories, and drops of old scents and sounds. Littlest One pieces these bits together and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.99
Littlest One is a tiny creature slowly learning her job of giving dreams to humans. Each night she and her teacher, Thin Elderly, visit an old woman’s home where she softly touches beloved objects, gathering happy memories, and drops of old scents and sounds. Littlest One pieces these bits together and... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The Silent Boy
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $6.99
Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way.
“The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $6.99
Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way.
“The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Gooney the Fabulous
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $5.50
Gooney Bird Greene has a fabulous idea after her teacher reads fables to the class. The children learn that fables are stories with animal characters that teach something important. Gooney’s fabulous idea is that each student create their own fable and tell it to the class! Everyone but Nicholas is excited... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $5.50
Gooney Bird Greene has a fabulous idea after her teacher reads fables to the class. The children learn that fables are stories with animal characters that teach something important. Gooney’s fabulous idea is that each student create their own fable and tell it to the class! Everyone but Nicholas is excited... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Messenger
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $7.50
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $7.50
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Giver
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $28.00
Read by Ron Rifkin
4 hours, 48 minutes
4 CD's
December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $28.00
Read by Ron Rifkin
4 hours, 48 minutes
4 CD's
December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has... Read more >
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Gathering Blue
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $8.95
Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member can carry out, Kira soon realizes that she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $8.95
Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member can carry out, Kira soon realizes that she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to... Read more >
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Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2006
Price: $5.50
Gooney Bird Greene likes to be right smack in the middle of everything. That's why she wants to have the lead role of Squanto in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. All the parents are so busy, no one... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2006
Price: $5.50
Gooney Bird Greene likes to be right smack in the middle of everything. That's why she wants to have the lead role of Squanto in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. All the parents are so busy, no one... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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Messenger
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $8.95
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $8.95
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has... Read more >
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A Summer to Die
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $7.99
Meg isn't thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn't be more different, and it's hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly's beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $7.99
Meg isn't thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn't be more different, and it's hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly's beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the... Read more >
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All About Sam
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1989
Price: $5.99
Everyone knows Sam Krupnik. He's Anastasia's pesty but lovable younger brother.
This is Sam's big chance to tell things exactly the way he sees them. He has his own ideas about haircuts, nursery school, getting shots, and not eating broccoli. Sam thinks a lot about being bigger and stronger, about secret codes and show-and-tell.
Make... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1989
Price: $5.99
Everyone knows Sam Krupnik. He's Anastasia's pesty but lovable younger brother.
This is Sam's big chance to tell things exactly the way he sees them. He has his own ideas about haircuts, nursery school, getting shots, and not eating broccoli. Sam thinks a lot about being bigger and stronger, about secret codes and show-and-tell.
Make... Read more >
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Number the Stars
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $25.00
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $25.00
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and... Read more >
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Anastasia Krupnik
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1984
Price: $5.99
To Anastasia Krupnik, being ten is very confusing. For one thing, she has this awful teacher who can't understand why Anastasia doesn't capitalize or punctuate her poems. Then, there's Washburn Cummings, a very interesting sixth-grade boy who doesn't even know she is alive. Even her parents have become difficult. They insist... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1984
Price: $5.99
To Anastasia Krupnik, being ten is very confusing. For one thing, she has this awful teacher who can't understand why Anastasia doesn't capitalize or punctuate her poems. Then, there's Washburn Cummings, a very interesting sixth-grade boy who doesn't even know she is alive. Even her parents have become difficult. They insist... Read more >
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Autumn Street
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1986
Price: $5.99
Elizabeth is forced to grow up when her father goes to fight in World War II. Her family moves in with her grandfather, and a special friend is struck by tragedy.
An ALA Notable Children's Book. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1986
Price: $5.99
Elizabeth is forced to grow up when her father goes to fight in World War II. Her family moves in with her grandfather, and a special friend is struck by tragedy.
An ALA Notable Children's Book. Read more >
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Anastasia at your Service
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 1, 1983
Price: $5.99
A long, boring summer--that's what Anastasia has to look forward to when her best friend goes off to camp. She's thrilled when old Mrs. Bellingham answers her ad for a job as a Lady's Companion. Anastasia is sure her troubles are over--she'll be busy and earn money!
But she doesn't expect to... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 1, 1983
Price: $5.99
A long, boring summer--that's what Anastasia has to look forward to when her best friend goes off to camp. She's thrilled when old Mrs. Bellingham answers her ad for a job as a Lady's Companion. Anastasia is sure her troubles are over--she'll be busy and earn money!
But she doesn't expect to... Read more >
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Zooman Sam
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $5.50
Everyone's favorite little brother is back, dressed as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day.
Sam Krupnik is all set for Future Job Day at school. He already knows that he wants to be a zookeeper when he grows up. Sam's mother and his sister, Anastasia, help him make a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $5.50
Everyone's favorite little brother is back, dressed as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day.
Sam Krupnik is all set for Future Job Day at school. He already knows that he wants to be a zookeeper when he grows up. Sam's mother and his sister, Anastasia, help him make a... Read more >
