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Gifts

by Ursula K. Le Guin
Jim Colby
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In this beautifully crafted novel, the first of the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, Ursula K. Le Guin writes of the proud cruelty of power, of how hard it is to grow up, and of how much harder still it is to find, in the world's darkness, gifts of light. Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability—with a glance, a gesture, a word—to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, chain a mind, inflict a wasting illness. The Uplanders live in constant fear that one family might unleash its gift against another. Two young people, friends since childhood, decide not to use their gifts. One, a girl, refuses to bring animals to their death in the hunt. The other, a boy, wears a blindfold lest his eyes and his anger kill.
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Series: Annals of the Western Shore Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449870393
  • File size: 175287 KB
  • Release date: November 23, 2004
  • Duration: 06:05:10

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  • ISBN: 9781449870393
  • File size: 175301 KB
  • Release date: November 23, 2004
  • Duration: 06:07:10
  • Number of parts: 6
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subjects

Fantasy Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:830
Text Difficulty:4-5

In this beautifully crafted novel, the first of the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, Ursula K. Le Guin writes of the proud cruelty of power, of how hard it is to grow up, and of how much harder still it is to find, in the world's darkness, gifts of light. Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability—with a glance, a gesture, a word—to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, chain a mind, inflict a wasting illness. The Uplanders live in constant fear that one family might unleash its gift against another. Two young people, friends since childhood, decide not to use their gifts. One, a girl, refuses to bring animals to their death in the hunt. The other, a boy, wears a blindfold lest his eyes and his anger kill.
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Fantasy Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature