The Resource The giver, Lois Lowry
The giver, Lois Lowry
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The item The giver, Lois Lowry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Melton Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The giver, Lois Lowry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Melton Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Jonas's world is perfect. Everything 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."
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 179 pages, 11 pages
- Note
-
- Series numeration from NoveList
- Contains an 11 page Reader's Guide
- Isbn
- 9780440237686
- Label
- The giver
- Title
- The giver
- Statement of responsibility
- Lois Lowry
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jonas's world is perfect. Everything 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."
- 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
- Award
-
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 1995.
- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 1997.
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 1997.
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 1996.
- Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 1996.
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Young Adult, 1995.
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 1995.
- Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1996.
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), General category, 1997.
- Maine Student Book Award, 1995.
- Newbery Medal, 1994.
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-8, 1995.
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1996.
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 1996.
- Surrey Book of the Year Award (British Columbia), 1996.
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Middle School, 1996.
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), 1996.
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 1996.
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1994
- YALSA 100 Best Books, 1950-2000
- Great American Read, 2018.
- Awards note
- Newbery Medal, 1994.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 094238
- Cataloging source
- HCO
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lowry, Lois
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 760
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 6
- 9
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Giver quartet
- Series volume
- 1]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Memory
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The giver, Lois Lowry
- Note
-
- Series numeration from NoveList
- Contains an 11 page Reader's Guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20384009
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Extent
- 179 pages, 11 pages
- Isbn
- 9780440237686
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Label
- The giver, Lois Lowry
- Note
-
- Series numeration from NoveList
- Contains an 11 page Reader's Guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20384009
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Extent
- 179 pages, 11 pages
- Isbn
- 9780440237686
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
Subject
- trueMemories
- trueFar future
- trueDystopias
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClassics
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Dystopian fiction
- trueDystopian fiction
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- Science fiction
- Memory -- Fiction
Genre
- trueDystopian fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClassics
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Fiction
- trueScience fiction
Member of
Included in
- trueLand of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico): General category (winners prior to 2000)
- trueEliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award)
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Fiction (Grades 6-8)
- trueGolden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High School
- trueGolden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- trueGolden Sower Awards (Nebraska): Young Adult (Grades 6-9)
- trueGrand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona): Teen Book
- trueGreat American Read 2018
- trueGreat Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire)
- trueIllinois Readers' Choice Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
- trueMaine Student Book Award
- trueNewbery Medal
- truePennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards: Grades 3-6
- trueSequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma): Young Adult Books
- trueSurrey Schools' Book of the Year Award (British Columbia)
- trueVirginia Readers' Choice Award: Middle School (Grades 6-9)
- trueWilliam Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas): General Category (winners prior to 2001)
- trueYALSA 100 Best Books (1950-2000)
- trueYoung Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest): Senior
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1994
- trueBlack-Eyed Susan Book Awards (Maryland): Grades 6-9
- trueBuckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio): Grades 6-8
- trueClassic Science Fiction : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueClassic Science Fiction for Older Kids
- trueDystopias/Utopias : Fiction for Grades 6-8
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 1995.
- Award
- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 1997.
- Award
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 1997.
- Award
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 1996.
- Award
- Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 1996.
- Award
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- Award
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Young Adult, 1995.
- Award
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 1995.
- Award
- Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1996.
- Award
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), General category, 1997.
- Award
- Maine Student Book Award, 1995.
- Award
- Newbery Medal, 1994.
- Award
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-8, 1995.
- Award
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1996.
- Award
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 1996.
- Award
- Surrey Book of the Year Award (British Columbia), 1996.
- Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Middle School, 1996.
- Award
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), 1996.
- Award
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 1996.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1994
- Award
- YALSA 100 Best Books, 1950-2000
- Award
- Great American Read, 2018.
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