It’s a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie
beneath the surface…
It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community
wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to
one female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession
carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a
mistake.
Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything
wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as
the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas
discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they
appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It
is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been
lost. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it.
Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every
reader. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken
for granted. Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of
what could be the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the
number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. The Giver is a book
of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once
readers make contact with Lowry’s treasure, they may never see things exactly
quite the same. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and
philosophically dealt with.
Review
“Lowry is once again in top form – raising many questions while answering few,
and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers.”
Publishers Weekly,15 February. 1993: 240
“The Giver, a powerful and provocative novel, is sure to keep older children
reading and thinking.” New York Times, 31 Oct. 1993: 26.
Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is a thought-provoking look at
utopian society. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition
of this title.”