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An edition of The Giver (1993)

The Giver

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (274 ratings) ·
  • 1,696 Want to read
  • 132 Currently reading
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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.

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Houghton Mifflin
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180

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Social control, Control (Psychology), Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Science fiction, Memory, Ethics, Dystopias, Blind, Braille language materials, Books and reading, Children's fiction, New York Times reviewed, Literature, Dystopian, Sci Fi, Novel, Children's literature, study and teaching, Children's literature, examinations, questions, etc., Newbery Medal, Ciencia-ficción, Classic, Individuality, Comic books, strips, Graphic novels, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Dystopian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Coming of Age, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Liberty, Social prediction, award:Newbery_award

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Lois Lowry, Jonas

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The Future, 1993
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Table of Contents

Plot Overview --
Character List --
Analysis of Major Characters --
Jonas --
The Giver --
Jonas's Father --
Themes, Motifs & Symbols --
The Importance of Memory --
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure --
The Importance of the Individual --
Vision --
Nakedness --
Release --
The Newchild Gabriel --
The Sled --
The River --
Summary & Analysis --
Important Quotations Explained --
Study Questions & Essay Topics.

Edition Notes

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 3.8 2.

Newbery Medal, 1994.

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.L9673 Gi 1993, PS3562.O923 G58 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
180 p. ;
Number of pages
180

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24779509M
Internet Archive
giverlow00lowr
ISBN 10
0395645662
ISBN 13
9780395645666
LCCN
92015034
OCLC/WorldCat
25872578

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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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