Kira's was that she had a way with the thread and Jonas's was that he had the power to see beyond things. One very important similarity in the two books is that both the main characters in each of them seemed to have a special gift or power. That is the thread that Kira is dyeing so she can work on the singer's robe. In fact, a very important part of the book has to do with color. A few obvious differences in the two books are that in The Giver, no one has any feelings or can see any color but in Gathering Blue, everyone feels their own feelings and sees color. In Gathering Blue, they also have an important ceremony but this one is in the fall and this one is called "The Gathering". It is important because it is like a birthday for everyone and it is the day that everyone matures. There is a December ceremony in the Giver that they host every year. We find this out in Gathering Blue because Kira's name is 2 syllables and we find this out in The Giver since Jonas has to go to the ceremony of 12. Right away, we discover that the main character in each of the books is a younger child. In the two books, there have been some similarities and some differences.
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