Gossamer

Magnificent Book!

Have you ever wondered about how your dreams appear into your thoughts at night? Well if you read Lois Lowry's GOSSAMER then your wonders will be no more. Lois Lowry is a magnificent writer! She takes the time to actually explain the plot and setting in the story.

GOSSAMER is about how your dreams come to you at night. There are a set of different characters, Littlest one is the main one. She is in training of becoming an Elder, which is the oldest gossamer. Littlest one is being trained by a man who is uncomfortable with teaching her.

The story takes place in different places and houses. The gossamers have to go house to house while they give and take dreams to and from people. Littlest one tries to give one dream and succeeds. And she asks to many questions, so that is why her trainer is so uncomfortable with her.

Since Littlest one will not stop asking questions, then her trainer finally talks to the oldest Elder, and he is reassigned to an older child. So then Littlest one gets a new trainer and he is more wise and older that her previous trainer. What happens now? Well red Lois Lowry's GOSSAMER and you will find out. And I would rate this book five stars!

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Graphic Depiction of Abuse Against Children and Women Is Inappropriate for Young Readers

The library reviews and marketing of this book suggest that it is appropriate for children ages 9-12. They might be right about the reading level of this book but definitely not the subject matter! While there are many comforting images in the book that depict gentle dream fairies and the loving surrogate grandmother, there are also other extremely disturbing images of violence against children and women that make this book very inappropriate for children in elementary school. In the story, the boy tells his surrogate grandmother about his dreams of when a 3 year old boy (him) was forced to eat dog food for a day. The boy said the reason for the punishment had been because he had accidentally urinated on the floor. His father (father figure) told the boy that if he acted like a dog that he would have to eat like a dog. The mother, abused by the man herself, stood by in fear and allowed this cruel punishment. This passage is very raw and brutal.

There are other passages that make very real the violence that the mother and child experience at the hand of an alcoholic abusive man. It was so heartbreaking when the mother tells her new co-workers that she had been abused by her spouse, unable to care for her son and had to give him up. It was comforting that they supported her. But at the same time, this passage shows very vividly the impact of abuse against women and children. While this book shows that love and patience can help overcome adversity and hardship, it is better to a more mature reader.

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okay???

I guess this book is okay. I mean if you like fairies, and big time fiction books, you will fall in love with this one. I don't really like fairies, and books trying to get you to belive in something that is not real. So I didn't really like this book. SA.

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DREAMS

Have you ever womdered how you dream of stuff! Lois lowry wrote this book and it couldnt get anymore awesomer love it!

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This is in reply to a comment

That dissed gathering blue. Gathering blue is one of the best books ive ever read (and ive read a lot) and if you dont see the heartfelt message in that book, reread it till u get it! Its a great book!

P.S. Number the stars is also amazing!!

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Dissapointment

Gossamer is about the battle between fairies (dream-givers) and sinisteeds (nightmare givers) and how bravery, courage, and optimistic thinking can affect our lives. This book is about two fairy dream-givers: Littlest One (later Gossamer) and Thin Elderly. They meet a little trouble foster boy with an old lady, and they try to defend the little boy, who is the target for the sinisteed, who give nightmares and disturb peoples sleep. One night a whole pack of sinisteeds come for the boy and as Thin Elderly go to help the woman he leaves Littlest One with the boy. As the sinisteeds come, Littlest One summons all her energy to help the boy, and with a smile on the face of the boy, she realizes she has succeeded.I think this was a dramatic book and it was too imaginative and unrealistic. I was confused and kind of bored at the end. Over all, this was an ok book, I didn't really like it and it was too unrealistic for me. Lois Lorwy's books are very unrealistic and too dramatic for me to believe in.

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Dreamers

Gossamer, by Lois Lowry is a very thought provoking book. It is about creatures called dream givers. They only work at night, gathering bits of memories from people¿s belongings, putting them together into dreams, and giving the dreams to the sleeping people. The main characters are a young, curious dream giver called Littlest, a lonely old woman, and a boy named John with a troubled past. John comes to stay with the woman until his mother can clean up her act. They live in the house where Littlest and her teacher, Thin Elderly, do their nightly work. The dream givers use good dreams to strengthen the woman and her charge, and help them overcome their problems. Littlest tries her hardest to act mature,and learn all Thin Elderly has to teach her. Meanwhile, the Sinisteeds are gathering. They are monsters, the givers of nightmares. They sense John¿s weakness. They are preparing a group attack. Can Littlest and Thin Elderly do anything to stop them?

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I ABSOLUTLY love this book!!!!!!

This book is soooo great. This author writes the best books ever exept there was one that wasnt the best, Gathering Blue. i got bored with it. But this book is sooo great. i READ IT IN ONLY TWO DAYS. i am really really picky about books but i love this one it is one of my favorite books i have ever read!!!!!!!

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I think it is interesting

Im reading it with my class my teacher says its good

Good read

Enjoyed Ms. Lowry's descriptive names for the characters and reminding me of the importance of good memories!

Booky

Wonderfully poetic, beautifully sweet, and extremely touching.

Have you ever............ Have you ever............I found out

Lois Lowry what an amazing author.Gossamer was one of the best books I have ever read.Littlest one is my favorite character so curious and asks a lot of questions. In some parts I feel bad for John what hes been through.

Amazing

This book has a very unique subject that has been written in a clever fashion. The author, Lois Lowry, is superb!

Astounding

Gossamer is a book you would want to read. It is a great book for young adults. I really enjoyed reading this novel. Another wonderful book by Louis Lowry

Magnifeciet

Simply astounding! Lois Lowry outdid herself! Gossamer is really goif.

Another successful book

Gossamer is a book that tells the story of "people" called dream givers that take fragments from things they touch and combine them to give people dreams. The main characters include the dream givers Littlest One, Fastidious, Most Ancient, and John, a normal boy. Gossamer is a book that explains something that you don't know, and because it is told from the dream givers and normal people, it gives you both sides of the story of how dreams are given and received.

A Special Book

"Gossamer" was an amazing and enchanting book! It was very unique and interesting, and it just pulled me in. "Gossamer" is undoubtedly an extremely special book that you should definitely read!

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Breath-Taking and Unique!

"Gossamer" by Lois Lowry, author of the bestseller "The Giver", is a breath-taking read. Completely unique and enjoyable, this book is in a league of it's own, with an enthralling storyline, one-of-a-kind characters, and many touching moments sure to draw tears from the reader. With a happy ending, "Gossamer" leaves the reader feeling great inside and wanting to read the book again and again simply because of it's wonderful uniqueness that never wears out!

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Bedtime Book

In her simplistic style of writing, Lois Lowry creates such a lovely tale about where dreams come from you'll start believing it. I definetly recomend it for anyone who's in the mood for a nice bedtime read.

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The Gossamer by Lois Lowery 140 pages 28 chapters rated ***** stars (5)

This book was mainly about these little kids that was dream givers. They make people have good dreams.Where do dreams come? What stealthy nighttime messengers are guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears? Drawing on her rich imagination, two-time Newbery Medal winner Lois Lowery confronts these questions and explores the conflicts between the gentle bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dreams and the darker horrors that find their nightmare. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, two people- a lonely, sensitive woman and a damage, angry boy- face their own histories and discover what they can be to each other, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see. I think that this was a great thing to write about and share with people.
This book is inspiring because it makes you really wonder about where our dreams come from. All we do is go to sleep and dream, well sometimes. Some people don't even have dreams. There are all kinds of dreams. Like they can be scary, romantic, funny, and even weird at times.The one character in the story is the smallest in the group her name is Littlest. Everybody in the group older than her have to teach her the right thing to do while giving people dreams and how to do it. It's very hard for them to teach her because she is always asking questions about every little thing. Well in chapter 1 it might not be really eye catching but once you're past that chapter it gets really good.I really like this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes mysteries, adventure, and answering a lot of questions.