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    • Love, love, love this one!! I read this in my teenage years and several times afterwards. This is a book that I will probably read and re-read again and again. I love it.

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  • Penetratingaxiom said on Oct 1, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition
    • Jonas lives in a world without prejudice, a world in which everyone is kind and considerate (unless they want to be "released"), a world without fears or decisions, where everything is taken care of for everyone. Everyone is equal in every possible way. When he is chosen as the new receiver, the one ... Continue

      Jonas lives in a world without prejudice, a world in which everyone is kind and considerate (unless they want to be "released"), a world without fears or decisions, where everything is taken care of for everyone. Everyone is equal in every possible way. When he is chosen as the new receiver, the one who will hold the memories of all mankind, he learns what price this idyllic community pays for their equality.

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  • Missmath144 said on May 31, 2009 about the Paperback edition
    • I absolutely love this book. I started reading at 1:00 in the morning, planning on reading a few pages to help me fall asleep. I ended up reading almost the whole thing that night and awoke the next morning to finish it; didn't want to put it down. Although it's target audience is youth/young adults ... Continue

      I absolutely love this book. I started reading at 1:00 in the morning, planning on reading a few pages to help me fall asleep. I ended up reading almost the whole thing that night and awoke the next morning to finish it; didn't want to put it down. Although it's target audience is youth/young adults, I believe this is a book anyone can enjoy and has a lesson for everyone!

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  • Terror said on Apr 11, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition
    • Jonas's world is perfect. Everthing is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community.

      When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true p ... Continue

      Jonas's world is perfect. Everthing is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community.

      When Jonas turns twelve, 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's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

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  • meganzing said on Nov 15, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition

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Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.

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Hardcover 192 Pages
ISBN-10: 0395645662
ISBN-13: 9780395645666
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Pub date: Apr 26, 1993
Dimensions: 21 cm x 15 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound and Others
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