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The Giver Quartet books in order

Lois Lowry

The Giver Quartet is a series of 4 books by Lois Lowry: 772 pages in the 3 with a known length, about 14 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

4
books
772
pages in 3 of them
14 hours
to read those 3
29 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 The Giver 1993 3.7 h
2 Gathering Blue 2000 length not known
3 Messenger 2004 3.2 h 4 Son 2012 7.3 h

Bar height shows length.

The books

  1. 1

    The Giver 1993 3.7 h

    At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the…

  2. 2

    Gathering Blue 2000 length not known

  3. 3

    Messenger 2004 3.2 h

    Second installment to Youth classic, "The Giver."

  4. 4

    Son 2012 7.3 h

    Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be…

How much is left

After book 1, The Giver about 10 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 2, Gathering Blue about 10 hours left
After book 3, Messenger about 7 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 14 hours 9 minutes

3 of 4 books, 772 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.