Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Fantasy


Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.ISBN-13: 978-0547424774; Hardcover;  $13.59; 240 pages. 

Awards

  • The 1994 Newbery Medal 

  • The 1996 William Allen White Award 

  • American Library Association listings for Best Book for Young Adults

  • ALA Notable Children's Book"

  • 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000


Annotation

Jonas lives in a Utopian society and is assigned the role of the Giver;through his role, he learns the truth about his world. Follow Jonas in his journey for the truth.  

Book Talk

Jonas lives in a utopian society absent of emotion, pain, and suffering.  At the ceremony of twelve, he is assigned his role in the community.  He is assigned a highly honored role; as his training starts, he learns the shocking reality about his world and what it truly means to be The Giver. 

 

Listen to what the author, Lois Lowry, has to say about the book......

 

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