Gathering Blue Chapters Nine, Ten, and Eleven

                   I really like chapters nine, ten and eleven! Although one thing I did not like is that girls are not allowed to read or write. I can't imagine not being able to read and write. I love writing stories and I also love to read! It really reminded me of The Giver. In The Giver only Jonas and the Giver are allowed to read the books. I did like the part where Thomas helped Kira study because I could really relate to it. One thing I am wondering about is if Jonas or the Giver will be in the story at all. I think they might be because on the cover it says it is a companion to The Giver. Although I do like Gathering Blue, so far I like The Giver better. I also predict that Kira will find blue. I also predict Matt will have some type of talent like Kira and Thomas. I predict that because he is a huge part of the story so I think he will have a bigger role than just a friend for Kira. I think it would be interesting if the author combined both books and went back in forth. There worlds are both far from perfect in very different ways. In The Giver everything is to planned out and chosen for you. In Kira's world everything is completely chaotic and in many cases people make the wrong choices. They also don't have enough food. I would give it four out five stars so far.