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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.
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Social control, Control (Psychology), Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Science fiction, Memory, Ethics, Dystopias, Blind, Braille language materials, Books and reading, Children's fiction, New York Times reviewed, Literature, Dystopian, Sci Fi, Novel, Children's literature, study and teaching, Children's literature, examinations, questions, etc., Newbery Medal, Ciencia-ficción, Classic, Individuality, Comic books, strips, Graphic novels, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Dystopian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Coming of Age, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Liberty, Social prediction, award:Newbery_awardPeople
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The Future, 1993Showing 11 featured editions. View all 105 editions?
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Edition Notes
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
"Laurel-leaf books."
Ages 10-17.
Reading grade level 7.0.
Newbery Medal, 1994
ALA Best Book for Young Adults, [1994]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Fiction Honor Book, 1993
NEA Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children
NEA Kids' Top 100 Books
American Booksellers Book of the Year Children's Prize (ABBY), 1994 nominee
California Recommended Literature, 1994
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"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."
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