Son (The Giver #4) by Lois Lowry

Son (The Giver #4) by Lois Lowry-304 pages

This is the fourth and final book in The Giver Quartet. It is the story of Claire and Gabe, her son, and how each longs for the other. It is also the story of Jonas and Kira and Village. It neatly ends the story that The Giver began. Lowry ties the story together very well in this book. I especially liked the ending. I would recommend that anyone who has read The Giver continue and read the rest of the story in Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Messenger (The Giver #3) by Lois Lowry

Messenger (The Giver #3) by Lois Lowry-142 pages

This is the story of Matty and how we learn of his true name. It is set six years after the events of Gathering Blue and Matty has been in Village with Seer (Kira's father, Christopher) the entire time. Village has always been a welcoming haven for those who didn't fit in at their former villages (many of their former villages discouraged or disallowed emotions/feeling or were very flawed in some way). However, Village is changing for the worse and will soon be closed to outsiders. Matty must return to his old village and convince Kira to return with him to Village and Seer. We learn of Matty's true name at the end of the book, but there are clues throughout. I am eagerly anticipating the story's end in Son, which is the fourth and last book of The Giver Quartet.

Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) by Lois Lowry

Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) by Lois Lowry-183 pages

This is the second book in The Giver Quartet. The story is about Kira, a crippled girl living in a dystopian society that diminishes those with limitations/challenges, such as Kira. However, Kira is allowed to stay and is tasked with repairing/restoring the Singer's Robe. She soon finds out the truth behind the village/society she lives in. I like this book, but not as much as The Giver.

Messenger by Lois Lowry

"Messenger" by Lois Lowry - 169 pages

The third and final book of the trilogy. Have a box of kleenex handy because this book will make you cry. Matty was introduced in the second book, "Gathering Blue". In "Messenger", Matty is enjoying his new life in Village delivering messages to the surrounding towns. He is the only one in the community that is able to go into Forest. Forest gives warnings to those who dare to enter without "permission" such as a sharp prick with a twig, etc. Matty must traverse the dangers of Forest one last time when he is sent to bring back Kira. Will Forest welcome him this time? Or not? Read now to find out.