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The Giver

by Lois Lowry   |  Ages 11+
$9.90
Cover of The Giver
Cover of The Giver

Perfection hides what the Community has lost

In a future without war, hunger, or pain, twelve-year-old Jonas trusts his carefully ordered Community. Selected as Receiver of Memory, he begins uncovering the ugly truths beneath its flawless surface. With the Giver’s help, Jonas seeks to recover something vital that was lost.

  • Newbery Medal (1994)
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (1994)
  • Golden Duck Award for Young Adult (Hal Clement Award) (1994)
  • Garden State Book Award for Teen Fiction (Grades 6-8) (1996)
  • Buckeye Children's Book Award for Grade 6-8 (1997)
  • Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (1995)
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (1995)
  • Golden Sower Award for Young Adult (1995)
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-8 (1995)
  • Soaring Eagle Book Award Nominee (1996)
  • Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (1996)
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (1993)
  • New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award (1997)
  • Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (1997)
  • William Allen White Children's Book Award (1996)
  • Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Nominee (1996)
  • NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature Nominee (2013)
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award for YA (1996)
  • Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1996)
  • Hea Lasteraamat (2010)
  • Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 12-14 anys (2015)
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Giver

by Lois Lowry   |  Ages 11+
$9.90
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ISBN: 9780007578498
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins s
Date of Publication: 2014-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Childrens Classics, Young Readers
Related Topics: Adventure
Goodreads rating: 4.12
(rated by 2893385 readers)

Description

It's a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie beneath the surface... It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake. Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it. Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted. Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. The Giver is a book of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once readers make contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically dealt with.Now a blockbuster film starring Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Swift.
 

Perfection hides what the Community has lost

In a future without war, hunger, or pain, twelve-year-old Jonas trusts his carefully ordered Community. Selected as Receiver of Memory, he begins uncovering the ugly truths beneath its flawless surface. With the Giver’s help, Jonas seeks to recover something vital that was lost.

  • Newbery Medal (1994)
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (1994)
  • Golden Duck Award for Young Adult (Hal Clement Award) (1994)
  • Garden State Book Award for Teen Fiction (Grades 6-8) (1996)
  • Buckeye Children's Book Award for Grade 6-8 (1997)
  • Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (1995)
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (1995)
  • Golden Sower Award for Young Adult (1995)
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-8 (1995)
  • Soaring Eagle Book Award Nominee (1996)
  • Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (1996)
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (1993)
  • New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award (1997)
  • Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (1997)
  • William Allen White Children's Book Award (1996)
  • Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Nominee (1996)
  • NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature Nominee (2013)
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award for YA (1996)
  • Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1996)
  • Hea Lasteraamat (2010)
  • Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 12-14 anys (2015)
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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