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Literature Links for Secondary
Gathering Blue
- Gathering Blue*
by Lois Lowry
- Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue tells the story of Kira, a young woman with an extraordinary gift. This dystopic science fiction asks readers to grapple with the realities of society and the potential that the future brings with it.
Activity Ideas
- Write about memory – how can art preserve memories?
- Art as self-expression: Ask students to discuss how art can be a form of self-expression. Ask them to list the different forms of art with which they are familiar / use to express themselves.
- Write about history and art – how does art preserve history?
- Recreate one of the pieces of art that is described in the novel.
* published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000
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