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The giver  Cover Image Book Book

The giver / 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: 9780440219071 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780395645666 :
  • ISBN: 9780440237686 (Laurel-Leaf Books : pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0440219078 (Laurel-Leaf Books : pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780544340633 (hc.) :
  • Physical Description: 180 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
Newbery Medal, 1994.
Young Reader's Choice Award, 1996.
Subject: Science fiction.
Memory > Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy > Juvenile fiction.
Control (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Social control > Juvenile fiction.
Ethics > Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias > Fiction.
Genre: Dystopian fiction.
Topic Heading: Futuristic fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 21 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library J Lowr (Text) 33294001653427 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -


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