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The giver / by Lois Lowry.

Lowry, Lois, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547995663
  • ISBN: 0547995660
  • ISBN: 9780544336261
  • ISBN: 0544336267
  • ISBN: 9780544430785
  • ISBN: 0544430786
  • ISBN: 9780544340688
  • ISBN: 054434068X
  • Physical Description: xiii, 225 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Companion book to: Gathering blue, Messenger, and Son.
Target Audience Note:
760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 7.0 8568.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 7 8568.
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 7 8568.
Awards Note:
Newbery Medal, 1994.
Subject:
Memory > Fiction.
Dystopias > Fiction.
Control (Psychology) > Fiction.
Social control > Fiction.
Ethics > Fiction.
Genre:
Dystopian fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 32 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 32 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library YA FIC LOW GQ1 (Text) 30229101039948 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library J FIC Lowry (Text) 31010000502494 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Benhaven Public Library J F Low (Text) 33630005391144 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bordeaux Library TEEN LOWRY (Text) 31781070010424 Young Adult Fiction Checked out 08/07/2026
Camden County Library Teen F LOW (Text) 39488900027006 Young Adult Fiction In transit -
Cliffdale Library TEEN LOWRY (Text) 31781070010432 Young Adult Fiction Checked out 08/07/2026
Corolla Library TEEN F LOW (Text) 39488600074381 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters TEEN LOWRY (Text) 31781070010440 Young Adult Fiction Checked out 08/05/2026
East Asheville Library YA/PBK (Text) 0020513963361 Young Adult Fiction Paperback Available -
East Regional Library TEEN LOWRY (Text) 31781070010457 Young Adult Fiction Checked out 08/21/2026