9 The Giver
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The Giver
Jonas lives safely within the community, a place where there is no war, no hunger and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of his perfect world. Secrets that will lead him to undertake an incredible journey...
The Giver has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, has won the Newbery Medal and has been made into a successful film.It is the first novel of The Giver Quartet series. It has been attributed to being among the first dystopian novels!
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In a rigidly structured society where weaklings, dissenters and the aged are removed, and stirrings of individuality are nullified with drugs, children undergo special ceremonies annually until, after eleven years, they face the Ceremony of Twelve, when the Community of Elders assigns them the tasks which will take them through their adult life. But when Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory, he discovers that the honor of selection is nothing compared to the loneliness and physical pain he must endure as he searches for a way to free his community from the spiritless life it has developed for its members.
Call Number: F LOWISBN: 9780007263516Publication Date: 2008
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