UPDATE: THE GIVER QUARTET!!!

One of my all-time favorite pieces of fiction is Lois Lowry's THE GIVER. But there's more to the story than just one book. The problem is that I've never actually read any of the three companion novels so recently I arranged to fix that by purchasing the gorgeous 20th anniversary box set of the entire series. Thanks to a combination of a coupon code and a timely sale on Barnes and Noble's website, I was able to pick this up for a pretty decent deal.



Even the box is beautiful!

I don't know when I will be diving I to these, but I'm definitely looking forward to diving back I to one o my favorite books and then reading those that follow it up.

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  1. UnknownApril 29, 2016 at 4:55 AM

    Oh wow! I had no idea there was more than one book! Guess you might have to see more than just the colour red, huh? :D

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  2. Derek BaileyApril 29, 2016 at 4:59 PM

    I know, not many people know about the others. I recently learned there's like ten books set in the world of Ender's Game as well.

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