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Book Description
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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Qlibri published on Sun, 28 Nov 2010
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THE GIVER
In her Newbery Award-winning science fiction novel, THE GIVER, Lois Lowry imagines a future without conflict, where everything, even fear and pain, are nonexistent. Utopian-like in feel, this future world offers its inhabitants no choices, and even a ... (read full critics)
teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010
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The Giver
Read the book three times since my first time reading it in 3rd grade. A great book with a lot of though provoking concepts within. I'm usually not a fan of science fiction but this book was written well and has a very interesting concept behind it.
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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)
Missmath144 said on Jun 1, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Hardcover 192 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0395645662
- ISBN-13: 9780395645666
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
- Pub date: Apr 26, 1993
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780395645666 | Hardcover | $17.00 | $15.30 | bn.com |
| $17.00 | $11.49 | The Book Depository | ||
| Other editions → | ||||
| + 8 copies tradable: 2 in USA → | ||||
The Giver - Il Donatore
La presentazione e le recensioni di "The Giver - Il Donatore", opera di Lois Lowry edita da Giunti. Jonas ha dodici anni e vive in un mondo perfetto. Nella sua Comunità non esistono più guerre, differenze sociali o sofferenze. Tutto quello che può ca ... (read full critics)