DYSTOPIAN · GRADES 6–9

The Giver Quartet: Books in Order

Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet begins with the Newbery-winning The Giver and widens into three loosely-linked companion novels. Read in order for the connections to land.

4 books · publication order · Grades 6–9 (ages 11–14).

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  1. The Giver cover

    by Lois Lowry · Book 1 · 1993

    Grades 6–8 · 760L

  2. Gathering Blue cover
    2Gathering Blue

    by Lois Lowry · Book 2 · 2000

  3. Messenger cover
    3Messenger

    by Lois Lowry · Book 3 · 2004

  4. Son cover
    4Son

    by Lois Lowry · Book 4 · 2012

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Reading order source: Wikipedia: The Giver Quartet, checked 2026-10-21. Grade ranges and Lexile measures come from each book's ReadingList record (see the methodology on its book page).

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