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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

The Giver (The Giver, #1)

by Lois Lowry
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In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780395645666
ISBN10 0395645662
Series/Work OL1846076W View on OpenLibrary
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Adventure and adventurers, fiction award:Newbery_award Blind Books and reading Braille language materials Children's fiction Children's literature, examinations, questions, etc. Children's literature, study and teaching Ciencia-ficción Classic Comic books, strips Control (Psychology) Dystopian Dystopias Ethics Fiction Graphic novels Individuality Juvenile fiction Liberty

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