Title The giver / Lois Lowry.

Publication Info.	New York : Del Laurel-Leaf Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, 2002.
	©1993

Online access
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Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection	CH/YA 813.54 Lowry Giv 2002	Available	---		Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo

Description	179, 11 pages ; 18 cm
Series	The giver quartet
	Readers circle
	Lowry, Lois. Giver quartet.
	Ballantine reader's circle.
Note	Includes A reader's guide (11 pages at end).
Summary	Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by the Community to be trained by The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of true pain and pleasure. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth.
Awards	Newbery Medal, 1994.
Audience	Middle School.
	760 Lexile.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader 5.7.
	Reading Counts! 5.9.
Contents	Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Jonas -- The Giver -- Jonas's Father -- Themes, Motifs & Symbols -- The Importance of Memory -- The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure -- The Importance of the Individual -- Vision -- Nakedness -- Release -- The Newchild Gabriel -- The Sled -- The River -- Summary & Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
Awards	Land of Enchantment Book Award, 1997.
Subject	Science fiction.
	Individuality -- Juvenile fiction.
	Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
	Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
	Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction.
	Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
	Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
	Newbery Medal.
	Dystopias
	Individuality
	Liberty
	Memory
	Science fiction
	Social control
	Social prediction
Genre/Form	Novels
	Science fiction
	Fiction
	Juvenile works
	Science fiction.
	Fiction.
	Novels.
	Juvenile fiction.
ISBN	0440237688 (pbk.)
	9780440237686 (pbk.)