The Giver |
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Author:
| Lowry, Lois |
Series title: | The Giver Quartet Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7862-7153-5 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.99 |
Book Description:
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A Newbery Medal Winner, An ALA Notable Children's Book, An ALA Best Book for Young Adults -- It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. Thus opens this haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year old receives a life assignment from the Elders. Jonas's friend Fiona is named Caretaker of the...
More DescriptionA Newbery Medal Winner, An ALA Notable Children's Book, An ALA Best Book for Young Adults -- It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. Thus opens this haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year old receives a life assignment from the Elders. Jonas's friend Fiona is named Caretaker of the Old. His cheerful pal Asher becomes the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man known only as the Giver, Jonas begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.