Kira has a deformed leg in a community that shuns crippled people, mental and physical. When her mother passes away from a strange disease, she had nobody to protect her from the women of the village, who want her land. The Council decides that she can stay, if she repairs the singer's robe. It tells the history as far back as anybody could ever remember in beautiful stitching, and Kira has an extraordinary talent in embroidery. She is instructed by Annabella, an old expert in dyeing thread. Kira becomes suspicious after Annabella says something contradicting the Council, and then mysteriously dies.
Kira slowly unearths the horrifying secrets of the village with her friends Matt, Thomas, and Jo. Overall rating: 9.5/10Length: 215 pages.
Lexile score : 680
Reading Counts score : 12 Please leave a comment about the book by using the DISCUSSION tab at the top of the page.
Title : Gathering Blue
Author : Lois Lowry
Kira has a deformed leg in a community that shuns crippled people, mental and physical. When her mother passes away from a strange disease, she had nobody to protect her from the women of the village, who want her land. The Council decides that she can stay, if she repairs the singer's robe. It tells the history as far back as anybody could ever remember in beautiful stitching, and Kira has an extraordinary talent in embroidery. She is instructed by Annabella, an old expert in dyeing thread. Kira becomes suspicious after Annabella says something contradicting the Council, and then mysteriously dies.
Kira slowly unearths the horrifying secrets of the village with her friends Matt, Thomas, and Jo. Overall rating: 9.5/10Length: 215 pages.
Lexile score : 680
Reading Counts score : 12 Please leave a comment about the book by using the DISCUSSION tab at the top of the page.