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Cover of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry

The Giver

Lois Lowry · 1993

240 pages

Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a community without pain or choice, where every life is planned. Chosen to receive memories from the Giver, he learns what the community gave up and decides what he must do with that knowledge.

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Dystopia, Coming of Age, Chosen One, Forbidden Knowledge, Wise Mentor

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