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By (author) Lowry Lois

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The thrilling fourth companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

They called her Water Claire.

When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions don’t exist. That she had become a Vessel. That she had carried a Product. That it had been stolen from her body.

Claire’s son is out there, a young boy now. She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

The startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s award-winning epic series THE GIVER QUARTET culminates in a final clash between good and evil.

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Praise for THE GIVER:
“The Giver, a powerful and provocative novel, is sure to keep older children reading and thinking.” New York Times

“Lowry is once again in top form – raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers.” Publishers Weekly

Biographical note:

Lois Lowry, author of over twenty novels and twice winner of the Newbery Medal (for The Giver and Number the Stars), was born on 20 March 1937 in Hawaii. Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her nineteenth-century farmhouse in New Hampshire.

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The fourth novel in the classic science-fiction fantasy adventure series for kids

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The fourth novel in the classic science-fiction fantasy adventure series for kids

• MAJOR MOTION PICTURE ADAPTATION in 2014 – directed by Philip Noyce and starring A-list cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift

• Growing media buzz surrounds movie adaptation – tipped by Guardian alongside DIVERGENT as the YA movie adaptation to give Hunger Games a run for its money

• A great companion story that will appeal to new fans of THE GIVER

• Huge perennial classic in US – read by every child in secondary school

• THE GIVER is a Newbery Medal-winning title

• Lois Lowry ‘s other works include the Anastasia Krupnik series and Number the Stars, which also won the Newbery Medal

Competition: Holes;The War That Saved My Life;Island of the Blue Dolphins;Uglies;The Book Thief;Bridge to Terabithia;Wink;The Garbage King;The End of Mr Y;. Louis Sachar;Kimberly Brubaker Bradley;Scott O”Dell;Scott Westerfeld;Markus Zusak;Katherine Paterson;Sharon M. Draper;R. J. Palacio;Rob Harrell