The giver
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Giver quartet volume 1.
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760L
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Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xii, 240 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780544340688, 9781328471222, 9780544336261, 9780544340688, 9780440237686 : PAP, 0440237688 : PAP, 9780395645666 (hbk.), 054434068X :, 9780544340688 :, 0544336267 (PBK)
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
760

Notes

Description
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.
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Target Audience
760L,Lexile

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APA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, L. (2014). The giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. 2014. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois, The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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