In Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic, twelve-year-old
Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his
life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the
dark secrets behind his fragile community. Life in the community
where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce
newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens
are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask
questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas. Not
until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory
does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his
fragile community. 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? Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the
provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and
undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every
value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held
beliefs. The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of
our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's
Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
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