The Giver

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Advanced Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
240
Published
1993
ISBN
978-0544336261

About This Book

In a seemingly perfect society without pain, suffering, or conflict, twelve-year-old Jonas is assigned the role of Receiver of Memory. As the old Giver transmits memories of the world as it once was — with color, music, love, and also war and suffering — Jonas realizes the terrible price of his community's sameness.

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