The Giver by Lois Lowry

Author: Lois Lowry

Genre: Young Adult, Classics, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce new children, who are assigned to appropriate family units; one male, one female, to each. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Their community is a precisely choreographed world without conflict, inequality, divorce, unemployment, injustice ... or choice.

Everyone is the same.

Except Jonas.

At the Ceremony of Twelve, the community's twelve-year-olds eagerly accept their predetermined Life Assignments. But Jonas is chosen for something special. He begins instruction in his life's work with a mysterious old man known only as The Giver. Gradually, Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test -- when he must try to save someone he loves -- he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?

Format: Paperback, 225 pages

Series: The Giver (#1)

Awards: Newbery Medal for (1994), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1994), Golden Duck Award for Young Adult (Hal Clement Award) (1994), Garden State Book Award for Teen Fiction (Grades 6-8) (1996), Buckeye Children's Book Award for Grade 6-8 (1997), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (1995), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (1995), Golden Sower Award for Young Adult (1995), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-8 (1995), Soaring Eagle Book Award for (1996), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (1996), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction (1993), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for None (1997), Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award for None (1997), William Allen White Children's Book Award for None (1996), Wyoming Indian Paintbrush for (1996), NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature for None (2013), Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award for YA (1996), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award for None (1996), Hea Lasteraamat for (2010), Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 12-14 anys (2015), Margaret A. Edwards Award for None (2007)

Goodreads Rating: 4.12

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.