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by Lois Lowry

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An edition of The Giver (1993)

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

★★★★ 4.0 (276 ratings) ·
1,740 Want to read
138 Currently reading
443 Have read

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Publish Date

1993

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Language

English

Pages

180

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Edition Notes

Published in: Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: [Fic]
Library of Congress: PZ7.L9673 Gi 1993, PZ7.L9673Gi 1993

Publisher description

The Physical Object

Pagination: 180 p. ;
Number of pages: 180

Edition Identifiers

Open Library: OL1712916M
Internet Archive: giverlow00lowr
ISBN 10: 0395645662
LCCN: 92015034
OCLC/WorldCat: 25872578
Library Thing: 9726954
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Work Identifiers

Work ID: OL1846076W

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First Sentence

"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."

Work Description

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.

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