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The Giver

The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Hardcover: Apr 1993,
192 pages.
Paperback: May 1999,
192 pages.

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BOOK SUMMARY

1994 Newbery Medal winner. 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 this fragile community.

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  Publisher's Weekly
Lowry is once again in top form.

  Kirkus Reviews
Wrought with admirable skill--the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by SOLOMON GETHERS
THE PRICE OF WISDOM
Unlike I anticipated, this book is not strictly a children's tale. It's meaning goes way beyond the surface of a nice little easy to read story. The people in Loury's tale chose one from among their ranks to shield themselves from the slings and...   Read More

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Jordyn Keyser
The Giver
In the book The Giver, Lois Lowery takes his audience on an out of body experience to a completely different community and way of life. In this narrative we follow the life of Jonas, a young boy who just turned twelve. The utopian community in...   Read More

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Erika Layne
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The book The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is about Jonas, a young boy living in an ultra strict society with lots of rules, restrictions, and no conflict. Each year for the first 12 years of life, the community has a ceremony where children gain new...   Read More

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Alessandra Elicone
The Giver
When reading The Giver, to know what it's about isn't to read these comments, but to look at the book from your own view, to read it however you want. The Giver is a great book for reader's among all ages.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Cory
The Giver
The Giver is about a young boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian community. Until the time he is 12 years old he has no idea what the real world is about. The community that he lives in provides an atmosphere where there is no feeling. Within the...   Read More

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by PDXReader
Interesting view of a dystopian future
I read this book in celebration of Banned Book Week (2009-09-26 through 2009-10/03). I'm not entirely sure why it would have been a challenged novel, as the future it paints is so distant that I personally believe children in its intended age...   Read More

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