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The Giver
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By Lois Lowry
In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.
Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas.
Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?
Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.
ISBN: 9780544336261
Imprint: Clarion Books
Trimsize: 6x8in
Pages: 240 pages
Age: 13+
BISAC1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
BISAC2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age
BISAC3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Dystopian
