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Gossamer
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 15,775 Ratings and 1,925 Reviews

Book Description
Littlest One is a tiny creature slowly learning her job of giving dreams to humans. Each night she and her teacher, Thin Elderly, visit an old woman's home where she softly touches beloved objects, gathering happy memories, and drops of old scents and sounds. Littlest One pieces these bits together and presents them to her sleeping human in the form of pleasant dreams. But the dreaded Sinisteeds, ... More
Book Information
PublisherYearling Books
BindingPaperback (17 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages160
ISBN-100385734166
ISBN-13978-0385734165
Publication Date01/08/2008
The Creators
About Lois Lowry (Author) : Lois Lowry is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Lois Lowry include The Giver (Unabridged), Number the Stars (Unabridged), Messenger (Unabri... more
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12/22/2009 Jonelle H tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 143369
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6/23/2009 julia b tagged as: I read

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2/17/2009 Harold Clark said: I love most of Lois Lowery's books. This is a sweet and thought provoking story that is a little different from her others.
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1/28/2009 James Rowland tagged as: I read

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12/23/2008 Ali B said: 143369
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8/29/2008 Carmela Martino tagged as: I recommend, I read

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2/26/2008 Lynndy Bennett said: Whimsical, delicate, with beautifully crafted contrast between the characters.
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10/20/2007 R. J. Gomez said: A sweet, sweet, heartwarming story. Thoroughly enojoyable.
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9/17/2007 Christy Evers said: A very imaginative and well-written story. The story-line was a breath of fresh air from "usual" story lines.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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8/21/2007 Becky Laney tagged as: I Read

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4/5/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read

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