Messenger is the
tale of Matty, Kira’s friend from her original village. Matty lives in a
village that is a refuge from the harsh surrounding villages with a man named
Seer. Matty is the unofficial messenger for the town as well as the communities
surrounding. Very few people manage to go into the dark forest around the
village without the forest attacking them. For some reason Matty is able to
continually go in and out of the forest with no repercussions. As the people of
his town are slowly infiltrated by the foreboding figure Trademaster, Matty is
charged with telling the surrounding communities that they will be longer be
accepting people into their once friendly village.
Messenger is book number three in The Giver quartet. Matty is a great
character that readers will think very fondly of. The inclusion of characters in The Giver and Gathering Blue
will be a delight and relief to readers. Lowry’s characteristic rich
description and masterful story telling will leave the readers anxious to learn
of the fate of sweet Matty and his friends. This book is great for upper
elementary and junior high students.
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