Displaying 1 of 1 1993 Format: Book Author: Lowry, Lois Title: The giver / Lois Lowry. Publisher, Date: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, [1993] ©1993 Description: 180 pages ; 22 cm Summary: 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. Target Audience Note: 760L Lexile. Interest age level : Ages 12-17. Lexile: 720L. Contents: Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Jonas -- The Giver -- Jonas's Father -- Themes, Motifs and 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 and Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions and Essay Topics. Series: [Giver quartet] Notes: Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 3.8 2. Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 7.0. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 7 8568. Newbery Medal, 1994 Genre: Young adult fiction. Young adult works. Science fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Science fiction. Curriculum resource. Science fiction. Fiction. Subjects: Science fiction. Individuality -- Juvenile fiction. Liberty -- Juvenile fiction. Social control -- Juvenile fiction. Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction. Memory -- Juvenile fiction. Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction. Dystopias. Individuality. Liberty. Memory. Science fiction. Social control. Social prediction. LCCN: 92015034 ISBN: 0395645662 9780395645666 Other Number: 25872578 # Local items in: 0 System Availability: 12 Current Holds: 0 Place Hold Purchase Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
