LOWRY, LOIS <br/><br/>
Gathering blue  A Companion To The Newberry Award Winner The Giver 
LOIS LOWRY 
 - New York  dell Laurel-Leaf  2000 
 - 215 p  18 cm 
<br/><br/> a dystopian novel about Kira, a disabled, orphaned girl in a harsh society that abandons the weak. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-440-22949-9 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>post-apocalyptic society that abandons the weak and disabled.<br/>resilience, the power of art, and the importance of compassion in a society that often favors selfishness.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>L934 2000