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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 ; New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018].
Format:
Book
Edition:
25th anniversary edition.
ISBN:
9781328471222, 1328471225, 9780544336261, 0544336267
Physical Desc:
246 pages ; 22 cm.
Rating:
760 L
Status:
Checked Out

Description

Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Individuality -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Dystopias
Fiction
Individuality
Juvenile works
Liberty
Memory
Science fiction
Social control
Social prediction
Young adult works
Other Subjects
Contrôle social -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Dystopian fiction.
Dystopias -- Fiction.
Dystopias.
Dystopies -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Individuality -- Fiction.
Individualité -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Liberté -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Memory -- Fiction.
Prévision sociale -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Science fiction.
Science fiction.
Young adult fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
UPC:
9781328471222
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
760

Notes

General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1993"--Title page verso.
General Note
Includes the author's Newbery acceptance speech, and an afterword called "Ever After."
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Target Audience
760 L,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,7,8568.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,5.9,9,Quiz: 04535,Guided reading level: Y.
Awards
Newbery Medal winner, 1994

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, L. (2018). The giver. 25th anniversary edition. Boston ; New York, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. 2018. The Giver. Boston ; New York, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois, The Giver. Boston ; New York, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. 25th anniversary edition. Boston ; New York, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

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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