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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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Lois Lowry, JonasPlaces
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The Future, 1993Showing 11 featured editions. View all 105 editions?
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Edition Notes
Includes Newberry acceptance speech.
Newbery Medal, 1994.
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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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