Lowry, Lois.

The giver / Lois Lowry. - New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, [2002], c1993. - 179, 11 p ; 18 cm. - Laurel-leaf books .

"Readers circle"--Cover. "Reprinted by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Company"--T.p. verso. "RL 4.5"--T.p. verso. Includes a reader's guide.

Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Wilson's Senior High School. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Catholic Library World, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. New York Times, October 2004. Publisher's Weekly, March 2004. School Library Journal, May 2004. Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other. He then learns the terrible truth about the Community.

6.8 Follett Library Resources. 5-8 Follett Library Resources.

Newbery Medal/Honor, 1994.

0329315072 0440237688 (pbk.) 9780329315078


Coming of age--Fiction.
Memory--Fiction.
Science fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Memory--Fiction.
Science fiction.

PZ7.L9673 / Gi 2002

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