Fantasy Fiction (1) The Giver

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Lowry, L. (1993). The giver. New York, NY:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
ISBN-13:  9780547995663
Format:  Hardcover
Cost:  $17.99

Annotation:  Jonas lives in what appears to be a perfect controlled world, but when he turns twelve and begins his new life assignment with the Giver, he realizes changes must be made. With the Giver's guidance, he learns that truly living involves good and evil, feelings, pain, pleasure, and emotion, and therein lies the power to make a difference.

Awards:  1994 Newberry Medal Award
1994 Regina Medal Award
1994 Boston Globe Horn Book Award
1996 William Allen White Award
1996 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award

Booktalk:  What's it like to live in a controlled world? In this first book of an award winning, dystopian series, 12-year-old Jonas is special and because of that, his life assignment is to be an apprentice to the Giver, the holder of all memories. When Jonas starts receiving memories, he experiences good and evil, pain, joy, sorrow, happiness...emotions. This changes everything. When Jonas is confronted with the fact that Gabriel, the baby his family has been taking care of will be scheduled for release (which means he will be killed), he realizes that he must be the one to do something. With the help of the Giver, will Jonas be able to save the baby and change the community he lives in?

Available Formats:  Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle, Audio CD, Audible Audio Edition, Video (of the movie).

Quote:  Taken from page 124:

"He found that he was often angry, now:  irrationally angry at his group mates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them.

Multimedia:  If you would like to listen to this story, you can find an audio version of The Giver, here:  https://www.edmodo.com/folder/2754603.

In 2014, a movie version based on the book, The Giver, came out in movie theaters. Check out the movie trailer:

Extra! Extra!  Did you know you can play a free trivia game online based on the book, The Giver? Check it out here:  http://www.quia.com/rr/38952.html.