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The Giver

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

1999Social controlControl (Psychology)Juvenile fictionFictionScience fiction
4.1
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First lines

It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.

About this book

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.

Themes & subjects

Social controlControl (Psychology)Juvenile fictionFictionScience fictionMemory
First published 1999

Characters & people

Setting

AmericaThe Future1993

About the author

Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry

20 March 1937

Lois Ann Lowry (/ˈlaʊəri/;[2] née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences. Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lowry

Author

Lois Lowry

First published

1999

Pages

226

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

106

Languages

English, Spanish, Chinese

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

ISBN

9788804738794

Where to buy

TR
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