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The giver
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Author:
Lowry, Lois.
NoveList Series:
Giver quartet volume 1.
Series:
Giver quartet ; volume 1.
Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2012].
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9780547995663, 0547995660, 9780544336261, 0544336267, 9780544430785, 0544430786, 9780544340688, 054434068X
Physical Desc:
225 pages ; 22 cm.
Status:
Available from another library

Description

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Control (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethics -- Fiction.
Ethics -- Juvenile fiction.
Memory -- Fiction.
Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Control (Psychology)
Dystopias.
Ethics.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Memory.
Science fiction.
Social control.
Young adult works.
Other Subjects
Dystopian fiction.
Dystopias.
Science fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
760

Notes

General Note
Companion book to: Gathering blue, Messenger, and Son.
Description
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,7.0,8568.
Awards
Newbery Medal, 1994.

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, L. (2012). The giver. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. 2012. The Giver. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois, The Giver. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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