In Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas
lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life
assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets
behind his fragile community.
This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and an
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Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated
birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family
units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one
thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except
Jonas.
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. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when
his own power is put to the test--when he must try to save someone he
loves--he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?
The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time.
Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet:
Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.