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The Giver

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Author: Lois Lowry

Description:

A dystopian novel about a seemingly perfect society where all pain, war, and suffering have been eliminated. Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning work explores themes of memory, choice, and the cost of utopia.

Language: English

Format: PAPERBACK

Pages: 208

Genre: Science Fiction

Plot

Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community where there is no pain, war, or suffering. At the Ceremony of Twelve, he is selected to be the Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the memories of the past. Through his training with the Giver, Jonas learns the dark truth about his society and must decide whether to accept this "perfect" world or escape to find freedom.

News & Announcements

Published in 1993, won the Newbery Medal

Over 12 million copies sold worldwide

Adapted into a major film in 2014

Translated into 30 languages

Part of a quartet of books

Frequently challenged but also widely taught in schools

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