The Giver by Lois Lowry

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The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas. The society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, as there may be times where one must draw upon the wisdom gained from history to aid the community's decision making. Jonas struggles with concepts of all the new emotions and things introduced to him: whether they are inherently good, evil, or in between, and whether it is even possible to have one without the other. The Community lacks any color, memory, climate, or terrain, all in an effort to preserve structure, order, and a true sense of equality beyond personal individuality.

The Giver won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In Australia, Canada, and the United States, it is on many middle school reading lists, but it is also frequently challenged and it ranked number 11 on the American Library Association list of the most challenged books of the 1990s. A 2012 survey based in the US designated it the fourth-best children's novel of all time.

In 2014, a film adaptation was released, a starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Brenton Thwaites. The novel forms loose quartet with three other books set in the same future era, known as The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012).

About the Author

Lois Lowry (born as Lois Ann Hammersberg on March 20, 1937, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is also known for writing about difficult subject matters such as dystopias, and complex themes for young audiences. 

Lowry has won Margaret Edward Award in 2007 and two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Many of her books have been challenged or even banned in some schools and libraries, including the first book of The Giver Quartet--The Giver (1993) which is considered mandatory curriculum in some schools while being prohibited in others.

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Rating: 4.7/5

Reading Age: 12 years and up

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Clarion Books, Reprint (Media Tie-In edition)

Publishing Date: July 1, 1993

Edition Language: English

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Values & Virtues, Coming of Age Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emotions & Feelings

ASIN: 0544336267 

ISBN-10: 9780544336261

ISBN-13: 978-0544336261

Pages: 240 (Paperback)