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The giver
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Author:
Lowry, Lois,
Series:
Giver quartet ; volume 1.
Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Media Tie In edition.
Physical Desc:
xii, 240 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
Available from another library

Description

Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Science fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9780544430785, 0544430786, 9780544340688
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
760

Notes

General Note
"Includes exclusive Q&A with Taylor Swift and others!" (Book jacket)
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,7.0,8568.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,5.7,7,8568

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, L. (2014). The giver. Media Tie In edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. 2014. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois, The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Media Tie In edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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