Book
The giver
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544336261
- ISBN: 9780385732550 (pbk)
- ISBN: 9780395645666
- ISBN: 0395645662
- ISBN: 0440219078
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Physical Description:
180 p. ; 22 cm.
print - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Newbery Medal book, 1994. |
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| Subject: | Dystopias Fiction Memory Fiction Social prediction Fiction Social control Fiction Liberty Fiction Individuality Fiction |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County. (Show)
- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Covington Branch | YA LOWRY L (Text) | 33126022811602 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | YA LOWRY L (Text) | 33126023950029 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | YA LOWRY L (Text) | 33126022206498 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA LOWRY L (Text) | 33126022811578 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA LOWRY L (Text) | 33126024830899 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
- Baker & Taylor
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life - Baker & Taylor
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life. Reprint. Newbery Medal. - Baker & Taylor
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. - Random House, Inc.
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.