Gathering Blue is a young adult-social science novel, written by which American writer credited with more than thirty children's books, and has won two Newbery Medals?
Gathering Blue Gathering Blue is a young adult-social science novel, written by Lois Lowry and released in the year 2000. It is a companion book to "The Giver" (1993) being set in the same future time period and universe, treating some of the same themes, and is followed by "Messenger" (2004), and "Son" (2012) in "The Giver Quartet".
Barbara Goldsmith Barbara Goldsmith (May 18, 1931 – June 26, 2016) was an American author, journalist, and philanthropist. She received critical and popular acclaim for her best selling books, essays, articles, and her philanthropic work. She was awarded four honoris causa doctorates, and numerous awards; been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, two Presidential Commissions, and the New York State Council on the Arts; and honored by The New York Public Library Literary Lions as well as the Literacy Volunteers, the American Academy in Rome, The Authors Guild, and the Guild Hall Academy of Arts for Lifetime Achievement. In 2009, she received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit medal from the Republic of Poland. In November 2008, Goldsmith was elected a “Living Landmark” by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. She has three children and six grandchildren. The "Financial Times" declared that "Goldsmith is leaving a legacy—one of art, literature, friends, family and philanthropy."