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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. 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. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
There are 225 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .
Lois Lowry is known for her versatility as a writer. She has received countless honors, including two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars and The Giver . She divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusettts, and a farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www. loislowry. com .
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Maine Student Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-8 category by the Maine Student Book Award.
Nevada Young Readers' Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.
Black-Eyed Susan Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-9 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.
Newbery Award
This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Great Stone Face Book Award
This book was recognised by the Great Stone Face Book Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 9-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Land of Enchantment Book Award
This book was recognised by the Land of Enchantment Book Award.
Golden Sower Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.
Grand Canyon Reader Award
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award
This book was recognised by the Book Sense Book of the Year Award.
Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
