The movie adaptation was released in August 2014. Watch the Trailer!
A 5 minute interview from NPR features the author Lois Lowry and her inspiration behind her writing the book: Lois Lowry Interview
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print. ISBN 978-0-395-64566-2; paperback $7.99
Annotation: 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.
Brittney C. "I think I would be really sad if I could never love someone, not even my parents. If I lived in Jonas’s community, I would never know what it feels like to love someone, or to have my own kids, or anything. Even if you would never have any war, or murders, you would still never be able to love anyone, and no one would be able to love you. I also would not like that you had to do the job that they told you. What if I didn’t like that job? I would definitely choose to live in my own world so that I can love people and choose the job I like."
Book Awards
- Newbery Medal Winner, 1994
- Regina Medal, 1994
- William Allen White Award, 1996
Book Talk: Why was Jonas chosen as the Receiver of Memories?
In a society of sameness where rules and order govern society, Jonas is
given his lifetime assignment of becoming the receiver of memories, a
position that only one other person in the society has been assigned:
The Giver. In his meetings with the Giver, Jonas receives memories of
what his community was like before everything was made the same. As
Jonas receives more memories, he begins to understand the dark truths
that govern society. Will Jonas be able to convince others in the
community that the rules they live by are immoral? Is it the Giver who
is responsible for Jonas' fear and hatefulness for their 'perfect'
community?
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