The Giver
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Lowry, Lois Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 1
Published
HarperCollins , 1993.
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Available from Libby/OverDrive
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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. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
04/26/1993
Language
English
ISBN
9780547345901
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lowry, L. (1993). The Giver . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lowry, Lois. 1993. The Giver. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lowry, Lois. The Giver HarperCollins, 1993.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lowry, L. (1993). The giver. HarperCollins.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lowry, Lois. The Giver HarperCollins, 1993.
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