In the wonderfully imaginative mind of Lois Lowry, a futuristic Community has been created where there is no more war, no more suffering, no more starvation, no more unemployment, no more choices. Everyone is seemingly happy. This is where a Twelve named Jonas lives. He is selected one day to be the Receiver of Memory of his society by the Elders of the Community. This is the highest honor to receive and at first Jonas is nervous, but excited to start training. But once under the instruction of his mentor, The Giver, who teaches him the truth about the choices his ancestors made, Jonas begins to understand the pain involved in bearing the burden of truth. Together with the Giver, he makes the tough decision to initiate change, if he can survive long enough to do so.
This book was one of the most engaging books I have ever read. Lowry has a talent for creating memorable characters and uses stark details that place the reader right alongside Jonas. She also has a knack for lucid pacing and dialogue. This book examines the question of the choices we might make to "make this world a better place," and the sacrifice that comes with comfort. I recommend this novel to readers of all ages.
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The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
Jonas lives in a community where everything is perfect. There's no crime, poverty, illness, or unemployment, and every family is perfectly balanced and happy. Then, at his Ceremony of the Twelve, Jonas is chosen to be Receiver of the Memories. As he receives memories from the Giver, he realizes that there are other things his world doesn't have: color, pleasure, warmth, weather. Now that Jonas has learned about real life, he wants to do something about it, to save his community. With some help from the Giver, he will show everyone what they are missing. It makes you realize that there is a trade-off for everything, and even good comes with bad.
The Giver (Giver Quartet) Info
- Age Range: 12 and up
- Grade Level: 7 and up
- Series: Giver Quartet (Book 1)
- ISBN-10: 0547995660
- ISBN-13: 978-0547995663
- Author: Lois Lowry
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 25, 2012)
- Language: English
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.8 x 8.8 inches
About the Author
Lois Lowry is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com.
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