The Giver (The Giver Quartet)

The Giver (The Giver Quartet)

By Lois Lowry

300 ratings 302 reviews 381 followers
Book 1 of 4 in the  The Giver Quartet Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 8Y5.743617

It's a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie beneath…

Imagine a world without poverty, war or pain. A world where everything is comfortable and familiar - a world where everything is the same. No colour, no music. In such a world, Jonas is selected to be the next Receiver of Memory and is apprenticed to the Giver, an old man who stores memories from the Community’s past. As Jonas learns about violence and sadness, as well as beauty and joy, he discover the sinister truth behind his safe existence.

Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is a thought-provoking look at utopian society. It was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1994.

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780547995663
ISBN-10: 0547995660
Published on 9/25/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240

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Imagine a perfect world. No pain, no war, and no choices. Each person is asigned a role in there community once they reach the age of twelve. When Jonas is skipped, it means he will be killed. But no, he will be the next giver 5 out of 5

OH my gosh. This book really made me feel how important it is to be unique and how easily our society could be controlled by the government to the extreme. but on a happier note this book is a great read if you like Lois Lowery.

AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING! Read this, you will love it! This book makes you think so deeply about decisions and their impacts. Read this, because you're life will be better for it. Quote from back of " Wonder".

its really cool i like it it had suspense and i got to hear something the really interested me maybe it will interest you too

Can't put this book down! Very enjoyable. I rate 4 out of 5.

So Jonas is a boy who lives in a town with no colors and no music. It is the same thing everyday. Then the day that all of the eleven year olds get their jobs. During that ceremony they skip over him which means that he will be killed. At the end they come forward and say that he will become the new Giver. They are in charge of keeping all of the memories including the ones of pain and suffering. His father then decides that he has to kill a baby because it cries at night. So he runs away. Does he make it to his destination? I recommend this book for kids 10+ because that age group will probably understand better.

Jonas, the receiver -of-memory, has 4 things that a Receiver needs. The Giver has a terrible memory about the last receiver. Jonas goes on a journey to a place where everyone could get memories. However, It s hard to go…

The Giver is unlike any book I have ever read before. A boy named Jonas starts discovering the dark side of his world as he becomes assigned with an important task. I would recommend this to adolescents only because it might be a little inappropriate for younger readers.

The Giver is such a great book! the story is so vivid and you cannot put the book down once you start it. The characters are so great and the emotion the author pours into the book is so imaginative! Please read!

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