![]() ![]() ![]() Does anyone really need more than one home? Of course not. All of us, even the best of us, make terrible choices because of our yearning for things. Is the dark side of Trading a comment on today’s commercial society?Ī. The practice of Trading in the book has an ominous, shadowy feeling. The Giver, Lowry’s first work of fantasy, is now joined by its companion novels, Gathering Blue and The Messenger. Number the Stars, Lowry’s first work of historical fiction and a Newbery Medal winner, is set during the Holocaust. Books like Rabble Starkey and A Summer to Die focus on families and crisis, and examine the strength and love that bind them together. Her Anastasia Krupnik series, set in contemporary Boston, follow with poignant humor the exploits of Anastasia (a precocious adolescent), her younger brother Sam, and their artistic parents. Lois Lowry has written over 20 novels spanning several genres. ![]() When Matty, a boy with Healing Power, is sent to post signs at the borders, he faces the evil forces of the Forest, and must decide whether it is now time to use his power to rescue his community. A group petitions Village to close its borders to outsiders and the once-open society, guided by Leader, who has the Power to See Beyond, is threatened by the evils of exclusion. ![]()
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