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| The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) Author(s) & Illustrator(s): Lois Lowry Edition: Hardcover -- Plot Summary, Book Review & Buying Info 
- "The Giver" by Lois Lowry is a thought-provoking young adult science fiction novel. The protagonist of this powerful story is a 12-year-old boy named Jonas, who lives in a highly ordered community. The Elders assign jobs, spouses and families. Pain, poverty and war are non-existent. At the coming-of-age Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas was selected to become the new Receiver of Memory. As the giver transfers memories of the past to him, a whole new world opens up for the boy. After he discovers the terrible truth about his community, Jonas goes on a dangerous journey to escape. "The Giver" has received many awards, including 1994 Newbery Medal, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults and ALA Notable Children's Book. With original plot and believable characters, "The Giver" appeals to teens in 8th grade and up.
- Reading Level: young adult
- Hardcover, 192 pages
- ISBN: 0395645662
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
- Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
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