Giver
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<p>This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Modern Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf.</p> <p>It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain, no want. Everything needed is provided. And each person has their profession carefully chosen by the Committee of Elders.</p> <p>Twelve-year-old Jonas never thought there was anything wrong with his world. Why would he? But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory Jonas discovers that their community is not what it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas can find the strength to do what is right . . .</p> <p>A forerunner of the dystopian genre, Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning story of bravery and discovery has influenced countless writers and is now a major motion picture.</p> <p>Complete your library with HarperCollins Children's Classics.</p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2022
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780008523312
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Lois Ann Lowry (/ˈlaʊəri/;[2] née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences. Lowry has won two Newbery Medals: for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. Her book Gooney Bird Greene won the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lowry
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