The fascinating third 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.
In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. His community once welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close its borders to outsiders.
Now Matty must risk everything to make one last journey through the treacherous forest
Award-winning author Lois Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve and what could be considered valuable in this fascinating follow-up to THE GIVER.
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Lois Ann Lowry nació el 20 de marzo de 1937 en Honolulu, Hawái, y es autora estadounidense de literatura infantil y juvenil. Ha escrito cerca de cincuenta libros desde la década de 1970, entre ellos Number the Stars y la serie The Giver Quartet. Estudió en la Universidad Brown y posteriormente en la Universidad del Sur de Maine, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en inglés en 1972. Sus obras abordan temas complejos como la memoria, la identidad y las sociedades distópicas. Ha recibido dos medallas Newbery, en 1990 por Number the Stars y en 1994 por The Giver. Actualmente reside en Massachusetts.
