The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054434068X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.

Gathering Blue

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054734578X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
The second book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning The Giver. Left orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frighteningly uncertain future. Her neighbors are hostile, and no one but a small boy offers to help. When she is summoned to judgment by The Council of Guardians, Kira prepares to fight for her life. But the Council, to her surprise, has plans for her. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, the young girl faces new responsibilities and a set of mysteries deep within the only world she has ever known. On her quest for truth, Kira discovers things that will change her life and world forever. A compelling examination of a future society, Gathering Blue challenges readers to think about community, creativity, and the values that they have learned to accept. Once again Lois Lowry brings readers on a provocative journey that inspires contemplation long after the last page is turned. “This extraordinary novel is remarkable for its fully realized characters, gripping plot, and Lowry’s singular vision of a future.” —VOYA The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

A Study Guide for Lois Lowry's The Giver

Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410335879
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
A Study Guide for Lois Lowry's "The Giver," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

The Giver

Author: Scholastic, Inc. Staff
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590373586
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
A study guide for Lois Lowry's book for young readers, "The Giver," which includes discussion questions, vocabulary builders, activities, and other teaching resources.

The Giver (graphic Novel)

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1328631826
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompanied by renowned artist P. Craig Russell’s beautifully haunting illustrations. Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life. Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before.

The City of Ember

Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407049275
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?

The Giver Quartet

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547887205
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405

Book Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby and sets out to find him when he is removed from the community.

The Giver - Teacher Guide

Author: Novel Units
Publisher: Novel Units, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781561376186
Category : Books and reading
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of The Giver by Lois Lowry.

CliffsNotes on Lowry's The Giver

Author: Suzanne Pavlos
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544184173
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 61

Book Description
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on The Giver explores a world in which disease, hunger, poverty, war, and lasting pain simply don’t exist. The members of this utopia have given up all human emotions and memories to live in a state of Sameness. Following the story of a 12-year-old boy who recognizes the hypocrisy of his community’s “social order” – and who crafts a way to free everyone from the bane of Sameness, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Personal background on the author, Lois Lowry Introduction to and synopsis of the book Character descriptions Critical essays on the author’s themes, style, language, and more Review section that features interactive questions and suggested essay topics Selected bibliography and list of critical works Classic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Gossamer

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547345003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
A novel “as haunting as a dream” from the New York Times-bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears? This imaginative novel confronts these questions and explores the conflicts between the gentle bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dream, and the darker horrors that find their form in nightmare. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and fantasy, two people—a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy—face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see. “Lyrical, richly descriptive prose ushers readers into a fascinating parallel world inhabited by appealingly quirky characters.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A beautiful novel with an intriguing premise.”—School Library Journal (starred review)