The Giver

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"Written by: Lois Lowry Cover by: Cliff Nielsen Published: 1993 Publisher: Houghton Mifflln Number of Pages: 224 “Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything.” "

“I've taught this book to my 6th graders nine years in a row. Once I realized that the book is actually a mystery, and not the bland sci-fi adventure it seemed at first skim, I loved it more and more each time. Nine years, two classes most years... 17 TIMES. I've come to see that the book isn't the story of a depressing utopia. It's the story of the relationship between the main characters the Giver, Jonas, and... I won't say her name. And of course, the baby Gabe.

Every year, as we read the book out loud together, I am amazed at details the students notice (things I've missed the previous 15 times), or questions they raise that lead to further insights for not just the class but ME. My God, the things they come up with, that I as an English major, or even me if I'd read this with” read more

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" Subject: Set in a society that has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", the novel follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas who is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really good, will definitely be reading book#2... in the future. ----"