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The Giver

The Giver

By Lois Lowry

Interest Level

Grades 3 - 5

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 6

Lexile Measure®: 760L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Y

Genre

  • Science Fiction

Theme/Subject

  • Family Life
  • Civics and Government
  • Courage, Bravery, Heroism
  • Kindness and Compassion
  • Leadership and Responsibility

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About This Book

December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation.

But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man — the man called only the Giver — he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Lois Lowry's biography
Lois Lowry
Two-time Newbery Medal winner Lois Lowry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Today she lives and writes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a house dominated by a very shaggy Tibetan terrier named Bandit. Her hobbies include gardening, knitting, and photography. Her own photos appear on the covers of her award-winning books Number the Stars and The Giver.
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