The Giver

ISBN-10

0-440-23768-8

Author

Lowry, Lois

Publisher

Laurel Leaf

Copyright

1993

Lexile

760L

Genre

Young Adult Fiction, Utopian

Synopsis

The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. 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.

Themes

Individuality, Memory

Protagonist

Young Male

Note

Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan.