They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn’t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice. Son thrusts readers once again into the chilling world of the Newbery Medal winning book, The Giver, as well as Gathering Blue and Messenger where a new hero emerges. In this thrilling series finale, the startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s epic tale culminates in a final clash between good and evil.
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Summary
Overall Confession: It didn't end the way I wanted it to end! Lois Lowry has concluded her foursome of The Giver series precisely the way she ended the first novelleaving
us hanging! Oh, the agony!! I know, I know, this leaves the reader to work out an ending of their own making . . . sort of. The setting of the final novel takes us back to the original community of The Giver series, where life was precisely timed and choreographed. Antiseptic. There was worry about contamination it wasn't just germs they wished to avoid, but weighty feelings like love, and memories of the past. Everything was carefully controlled. We the readers get some more insight into the hows and whys of the first novel as the plot of the final novel plays out. A significant theme of this novel is that life is about weighing choices. Sometimes we are led to make painful, difficult choices that would be far easier to avoid, but we are compelled by love to make the hard choice and live with the consequences. Another significant theme is the idea that there is evil in this world that seeks to steal and to kill and to destroy us and all that is good. I am sad that the series is over; I guess that is the ultimate sign of a wellwritten book!