I just started reading Gossamer by Lois Lowry. I have to say, the first Lois Lowry book I read, Number the Stars, remains one of my favorites. Since Number the Stars is historical fiction, I didn't realize that she was more of a fantasy author. Last summer, I read The Giver and that was strange and slightly futuristic (actually a little scary based on what's happening in the world today). Gossamer is starting very similarly.
My twelve year old read it in less than 2 days, so I imagine it will be a quick read. So far I have picked up that there is a character, Littlest One, who is just learning how to gather information about people so as to eventually bestow their dreams on them. Littlest, for short, is very inquisitive about everything, and is thus driving some of the others crazy. It seems like, of this "being," Littlest is somewhat transparent. As they age, the "beings" become more opaque. I am inferring that they are very small, but I am not 100% sure of that. Can't get the image of Tinkerbell out of my mind. :)
I also read Stone Fox in anticipation of reading it with my fourth graders this coming year. Great, quick read, and so many good themes! I won't write too much about that here. I don't want to spoil the ending.
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