{"product_id":"messenger-3-9780547995670","title":"Messenger, 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe third book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that prided itself on welcoming strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village's closing and try to convince Seer's daughter Kira to return with him before it's too late. But Forest is now hostile to Matty as well. Now he must risk everything to fight his way through it, armed only with an emerging power he cannot yet explain or understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in simple, evocative prose, this companion to \u003cem\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGathering Blue \u003c\/em\u003ecan stand on its own as a powerful tale of great beauty. \u003cem\u003e--Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMessenger\u003c\/em\u003e is the masterful third novel in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which includes \u003cem\u003eThe Giver, Gathering Blue, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547995670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e77348 \/ Messenger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLois Lowry\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time Newbery Medal winner for \u003ci\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), the first dystopian novel in a quartet that includes \u003ci\u003eGathering Blue, Messenger, \u003c\/i\u003e and, as of fall 2012, \u003ci\u003eSon.\u003c\/i\u003e She now divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www.loislowry.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40581999231091,"sku":"9.78055E+12","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b911fc7c-c696-4452-9260-9df14be008f8.jpg?v=1668609511","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/messenger-3-9780547995670","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}