Gathering Blue (Giver Quartet, Bk. 2)

When Kira, a gifted young girl with a twisted leg, is orphaned, she must fight for her very survival against a brutal and primitive society that is blinded by prejudice. To them she is worthless and lazy; cursed with an unforgivable weakness - best left out, as others have been, for the beasts . . .

Spared from certain death by the Council of Guardians, who want to make use of her mystical talent, Kira gradually realizes her salvation comes at a price and brings enormous responsibility. As the secrets of her dark world unravel, pride in her won pain is not enough, Kira must somehow find the strength to question the values of her entire community and be willing to confront the truth for the first time.