The Giver
Book 1 of The Giver Quartet
Language: English
Publisher: Del Ray
Published: Jan 1, 1993
Date Read:
Feb 1, 1990
Form:
Novel
Pages:
159
Read Status:
read
Shelves:
read
Word Count:
43965
Book Details
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Description:
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Lois Lowry is a multi-award-winning author who has written many popular books. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the author of the popular Anastasia Krupnik books and was the recipient of the Newbery Medal for *Number the Stars* and for *The Giver*. "A powerful and provacative novel.” -- *The New York Times*