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The giver / Lois Lowry
Lowry, Lois,
Book | Houghton Mifflin | 1993

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Description
180 pages ; 22 cm.
age Age: Preteens lcdgt
edu Educational level: Middle school students lcdgt
edu Educational level: School children lcdgt
Series
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Preparation.
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction Honor Book, 1993
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.
Audience
760L Lexile.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 3.8 2.
Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 7.0.
Awards
Newbery Medal, 1994
Audience
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 & 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 & Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
Subject
Science fiction.
Individuality -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction.
Memory -- Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Science fiction.
Children's literature.
Dystopias.
Individuality.
Liberty.
Memory.
Science fiction.
Social control.
Social prediction.
Genre/Form
Science fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Science fiction.
Science fiction.
ISBN
9780007341764
0395645662 (Hardcover)
9780395645666 (Hardcover)
9780006748281 (paperback)
0006748287 (paperback)
0553571338
9780553571332
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