John is really quite sensitive, hiding his fears and insecurities behind meanness and unkind words. When John, an angry young foster child comes to live in the household that Littlest One and Thin Elderly serve it is the start of a trying time for all involved. He must teach her the fine art of healing people through dreams. Littlest One is a young dream giver who likes to play and have fun. Every night dream givers come to pull pleasant memories and experiences from household objects and bestow healing, strengthening dreams to the sleeping humans. But behind these two people are powerful forces attempting to influence them both for good and bad. The main characters are two people: a lonely old woman, and an angry young boy. “Gossamer,” by two-time Newberry Medal winner Lois Lowry is a fantasy story about dreams and dream bearers.
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