The Giver Lois Lowry, Teen English in books story, Bildungsroman novels, 9780544336261

About the Book:In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning claic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life aignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are aigned to appropriate family units. s are aigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas.Not until he is given his life aignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, com secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impoible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't mi the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Meenger, and Son.