The giver / Lois Lowry.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0547995660
- ISBN: 0006748287
- ISBN: 0385732554
- ISBN: 0395645662
- ISBN: 0440237688
- ISBN: 0544336267
- ISBN: 0544340639
- ISBN: 054434068X
- ISBN: 0544430786
- ISBN: 0547424779
- ISBN: 0553571338
- ISBN: 140461690X
- ISBN: 9780006748281
- ISBN: 9780385732550
- ISBN: 9780395645666
- ISBN: 9780440237686
- ISBN: 9780544336261
- ISBN: 9780544340633
- ISBN: 9780544340688
- ISBN: 9780544430785
- ISBN: 9780547424774
- ISBN: 9780547995663
- ISBN: 9780553571332
- ISBN: 9781404616905
- ISBN: 9781415651100
- ISBN: 0606359788
- ISBN: 9780605833661
- ISBN: 9781627655569
- ISBN: 9781489844477
- Physical Description: 180 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
- Copyright: ©1993
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Jonas -- Giver -- Jonas's Father -- Themes, Motifs & Symbols -- Importance of Memory -- Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure -- Importance of the Individual -- Vision -- Nakedness -- Release -- Newchild Gabriel -- Sled -- River -- Summary & Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
- Target Audience Note:
- Interest age level : Ages 12-17.760L Lexile760L Lexile.Lexile: 720L.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 7 8568.Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 7 8568.Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 3.8 2.Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 7.0.
- Awards Note:
- Newbery Medal, 1994
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- Science fiction.
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- 57 of 65 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 2 copies available at Cleveland County Library System. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | JF LOWRY (Text) | 22281500048928 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| Spangler Branch | JF LOWRY (Text) | 22281500025928 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2026 |
| Albemarle Main Library | J FIC Lowry (Text) | 31010000897951 | Storage | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | YA PBK F Low (Text) | 33630003964983 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | JF LOWRY (Text) | 34510990636472 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | YA/PBK (Text) | 0020512363654 | Young Adult Fiction Paperback | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Donald A. Bonner Rowland Library | JF LOWRY (Text) | 34510608911911 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | JFIC LOW (Text) | 30372100121711 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | LOW (Text) | 33258010028646 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Emily Hill Library | JFIC LOW (Text) | 30372100130076 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
