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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry, Ron Rifkin

    Audio Cassette (Listening Library, March 1, 1995)
    Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry, Ron Rifkin

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Random House, Aug. 25, 2006)
    “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.” Thus begins this haunting story in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. It is a time in which family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life. The Giver December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona, named Caretaker of the Old, and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man -- the man called only the Giver -- he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world. Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs. Lois Lowry has written over twenty young adult novels and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Newbery Medal for The Giver and Number the Stars. Gathering Blue, the companion to The Giver, is also available from Listening Library. A full-time writer, Lois divides her time between her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an earlynineteenth- century farmhouse in New Hampshire. Ron Rifkin has appeared in the films Wolf and JFK, starred on Broadway in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass, and has played recurring roles on television in the series The Trials of Rosie O'Neill and the award-winning drama series ER.
  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Hardcover (HarperCollins UK, March 1, 2001)
    It's a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie beneath… Imagine a world without poverty, war or pain. A world where everything is comfortable and familiar - a world where everything is the same. No colour, no music. In such a world, Jonas is selected to be the next Receiver of Memory and is apprenticed to the Giver, an old man who stores memories from the Community’s past. As Jonas learns about violence and sadness, as well as beauty and joy, he discover the sinister truth behind his safe existence. Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is a thought-provoking look at utopian society. It was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1994.
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2007-05-15, May 15, 2007)
    Book by Lowry, Lois
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Unknown Binding (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 15, 2014)
    Meet Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy who lives in a rigidly controlled society some time in the future. In his "community," there is no suffering, hunger, war, and, as you will soon see, no color, sex, music, or love. Everything is controlled by "the Elders," right down to who you will marry, who you receive as children, and what you will be "assigned" as a job. Individual identity has gone the way of cassette tapes, and everyone is essentially just like everyone else. It seems that no one has really left the area, except to visit other neighboring communities. To get "released" is a big deal. It only happens to sick infants or really old people, or to people who break the rules.
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Library Binding (Demco Media, Sept. 1, 1994)
    At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Paperback (He Bei Jiao Yu Chu Ban She/Tsai Fong Books, March 15, 1883)
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Oct. 25, 2011)
    A Newbery Medal–winning classic is reinvented in a gift edition format with illustrations from the acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline. Since winning the Newbery Medal in 1994, Lois Lowry’s The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time.This new illustrated edition, a celebration of the book’s standard of excellence and of Lowry’s illustrious writing, makes a perfect gift. The text is complemented by thirteennew illustrations from the acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline. Also included are a new introduction by the author and her inspiring Newbery Medal acceptance speech. The new content and gift packaging now make it easier than ever to introduce young readers to this riveting modern classic, and provide a fresh edition for its legions of fans. The story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who 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 this fragile community. The Giver is the first in the trilogy of books that includes Gathering Blue and The Messenger.
  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Library Binding
    It is a world without conflict, poverty and inequality. Conformity and happiness are a way of life. But for Jonas, things are different. While his friends are selected to be doctors or teachers, Jonas is sent to the Giver where he discovers the secrets that lie beneath the surface of his world.
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, May 12, 1997)
    Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
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  • The Giver

    Lois (Author); Lowry

    Unknown Binding
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  • The Giver

    Lois Lowry;

    Paperback (HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, Jan. 1, 1800)
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