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The Giver

byLois Lowry

Genres: Science Fiction Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Biopunk

Who is this book for? Readers interested in dystopian themes and coming-of-age stories.

Topics Social controlMemoryEthicsDystopiasIndividualityNewbery medalSci fiNovelAdventure and adventurersFictionIdentityPowerFreedomSurvival

MoodReflective

In Lois Lowry's Newbery Medalwinning 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 testwhen he must try to save someone he loveshe 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. The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Language

Published on

26/04/1993

Pages

239

Format

Kindle Edition

ISBN

9780547345901

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