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4.3 8

Gossamer

Young Adult Fiction 1190

Big things in Little Packages

February 14, 2009 (Updated: June 15, 2026)

Overall rating

5.0

Plot

5.0

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Reader reviewed by MssJos

I didn't read Gossamer sooner because it was in the children's section, but I am glad I finally got to it. In only 140 pages (with large font), Lowry paints a complicated portrait involving child abuse, foster care, lost love, and healing. Woven together with a thread of colorful imagination, the characters in this novel reach out and touch you softly (like gossamer).

Littlest One is a new dream giver, being trained on a very angry young man. Littlest One has a special touch and a true gift for dream giving, which is good because an evil nightmare giving force is after the very young man she has been sent to help.

In Gossamer, Lowry reminds us that sometimes big things come in small packages. Great novel for reluctant and/or struggling readers. This was a quick read that offers an abundance of opportunities for the classroom.

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