Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the
weak are cast aside. She fears for her future until she is spared
by the all-powerful Council of Guardians. Kira is a gifted weaver
and is given a task that no other community member can do. While
her talent keeps her alive and brings certain privileges, Kira soon
realizes she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one
must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world and see
what places exist beyond.
關於作者:
Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a
writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York,
Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University,
she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more
than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia
Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award,
the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She
received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and
THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the
International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms.
Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse
in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at
www.loislowry.com.