num_pages: 180
description: Lois Lowry’s The Giver is the quintessential dystopian novel, followed by its remarkable companions, Gathering Blue , Messenge r, and Son .Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
language: English
title: The Giver
titlecomplete: The Giver (The Giver, #1)
characters: Mother (Lois Lowry), Fiona (Lois Lowry), Father (Lois Lowry), Gabriel (Lois Lowry), Jonas (Lois Lowry), The Chief Elder (Lois Lowry), Rosemary (Lois Lowry), Lily (Lois Lowry), Asher (Lois Lowry), The Giver (Lois Lowry)
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Classics, Science Fiction, School, Childrens, Fiction, Read For School, Dystopia, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2353482
series: The Giver 
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Golden Duck Award
category: Young Adult (Hal Clement Award), awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Garden State Book Award
category: Teen Fiction Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Buckeye Children's Book Award
category: Grade 6-8, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 6-9, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Golden Sower Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 3-8, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Senior, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Wyoming Indian Paintbrush, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: YA, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Hea Lasteraamat, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 13-14 anys, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers