The Giver (Readers Circle (Prebound)) - Hardcover

Lois Lowry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780741021 ISBN 13: 9780780741027

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1841

Synopsis

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

It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake.

Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it.

Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted. Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. The Giver is a book of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once readers make contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically dealt with.

About this title

Review:

“Lowry is once again in top form – raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers."
Publishers Weekly,15 February. 1993: 240

"The Giver, a powerful and provocative novel, is sure to keep older children reading and thinking." New York Times, 31 Oct. 1993: 26.

From the Publisher:

Featuring "More than a Story" section, with extra information for the reader about the story, its author and themes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 1841
• ISBN 10: 0780741021
• ISBN 13: 9780780741027
• Binding: Hardcover